endow
verb (used with object)
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income.
are endowing
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present progressiveof endow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The researchers are endowing the cells with healthy copies of the gene for wolframin or the gene for a protein that reduces ER stress to determine whether they restore cellular function and reduce cell death.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 11, 2021
