Endow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give qualities or abilities to

furnish with an endowment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛndˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛndˈaʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛndˈaʊ/.

Examples

When she got married, she got dowered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gift endue indue invest dower empower

Parts of Speech

verb	give qualities or abilities to
verb	furnish with an endowment “When she got married, she got dowered”

Word Forms

endowment	noun	natural abilities or qualities
gift	noun	natural abilities or qualities
dower	noun	a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
dowery	noun	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schenken

Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten verleihen

🇫🇷French

doter

donner des qualités ou des capacités à

🇪🇸Spanish

dotar

dar cualidades o habilidades a

🇮🇹Italian

dotare

dare qualità o abilità a

🇳🇱Dutch

schenken

kwaliteiten of capaciteiten geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

dotar

dar qualidades ou habilidades a

🇷🇺Russian

наделять

придать качества или способности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रदान करना

को गुण या क्षमताएँ देना

🇧🇩Bengali

দান

গুণাবলী বা ক্ষমতা দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடை

குணங்கள் அல்லது திறன்களைக் கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దానం

గుణాలు లేదా సామర్థ్యాలను ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

देणगी

गुण किंवा क्षमता द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેવું

ગુણો અથવા ક્ષમતાઓ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದತ್ತಿ

ಗುಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻഡോവ്

ഗുണങ്ങളോ കഴിവുകളോ നൽകുക

🇵🇰Urdu

عطا کرنا

کو خوبیاں یا صلاحیتیں دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赋予

赋予品质或能力

🇯🇵Japanese

与える

～に資質や能力を与える

🇰🇷Korean

부여하다

자질이나 능력을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cho

ban cho những phẩm chất hoặc khả năng

🇹🇭Thai

บริจาค

ให้คุณสมบัติหรือความสามารถแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberkati

memberikan kualitas atau kemampuan kepada

🇲🇾Malay

mewakafkan

memberi kualiti atau kebolehan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هبة

إعطاء الصفات أو القدرات ل

🇮🇷Persian

وقف کردن

ویژگی ها یا توانایی ها را به

🇹🇷Turkish

bağışlamak

nitelik veya yetenek vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲנִיק

לתת תכונות או יכולות

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