Antonyms for endow

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-dou

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdaʊ

Definition of endow

Origin : late 14c., indowen "provide an income for," from Anglo-French endover, from en- "in" + Old French douer "endow," from Latin dotare "bestow" (see dowry). Related: Endowed; endowing.

verb give large gift

Example sentences :

Youth is prone to endow its opinions with all the dignity of certain knowledge.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

What was lacking in his power that he could not endow them with life?
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Small beginnings of the fortune that was to found and endow asylums!
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

What he did was to endow the church with this admirable piece of head-gear.
Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland

But He will endow her with all His wealth, and raise her to sit with Him on a throne forever.
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

I do not endow her with my worldly goods, for thou knowest I have none.
Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

For their art, there was not worth enough in it to endow it with any lasting vitality.
Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook

Thus they endow their children with what no after education can give them.
Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys

Didn't she endow a library in the little village where she was born?
Extract from : « Mary Ware's Promised Land » by Annie Fellows Johnston

They would rather endow a theatre than a Gelehrter, if endow something they must.
Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang

Synonyms for endow

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