Endow

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENDOWED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENDOWING.] [Norm. Fr. endouer, from Fr. douer, from Lat. dotare, to endow, from dos, dotis, marriage portion, dowry.]

1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a college. “Endowing hospitals and almshouses.” Stillingfleet.
2. To enrich or furnish with any gift, quality, or faculty; to indue; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason.