ENDOWS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

endows

verb

present tense third-person singular of endow

as in blesses

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute a young performer endowed with a great singing voice

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as in establishes

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums

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as in finances

to provide money for the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government

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Recent Examples of endows The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop. — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 The Constitution endows Congress with the authority to do just that, if only the body could be motivated to act. — Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Taking care of her niece endows the narrator with purpose; love overpowers her. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us. — Karen Neff, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025

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When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

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The rule also establishes new design requirements, including a tracking barcode for mail-in ballot envelopes that states must create and submit to the USPS for approval.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Assembly Bill 1633 establishes the Private Detention Facility Tax Law, which would impose an annual 25% tax on operators of private detention centers.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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The family asked for donations to be made to Parton's Imagination Library, which gifts free books to children from birth to age 5, in lieu of flowers.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
The account owner or any contributor then gifts after-tax dollars to the account.

— Christine Fletcher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of gifts

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Movies in this class are, paradigmatically, produced, written, and directed by the same person, who generally also plays the devastatingly handsome romantic lead (and often funds the proceedings with money earned in some unrelated capacity).

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication.

— Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of funds

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In simpler terms, a part of your paycheck subsidizes a boomer’s benefits—and according to the Cato Institute’s 2025 polling, only 45% of Americans correctly understand how the program works.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Sanctioning Iranian oil effectively subsidizes the Chinese economy, Cassidy said, by creating a pool of cheap crude that only China is willing and able to snap up.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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The Sculptor equips Wolf with a prosthetic arm called the Shinobi Prosthetic.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Whether supporting the Trident missile or other systems throughout the fleet, NSWC Corona’s work equips sailors with the confidence to trust their systems — empowering them to deliver peace through strength when the nation depends on them most.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of equips

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But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.

— Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

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