endow
verb (used with object)
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income.
has endowed
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present perfectof endow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It cannot be said that betrayal has endowed Delery with Tragic Dignity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The thermal exuberance that has endowed us with so many 70-degree November days continued unabated Saturday.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2022
This year, the foundation of the Glenstone Museum has endowed $10 million toward the program, the Studio Museum said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
But, as it turns out, evolution has endowed them with some pretty elaborate decision-making mechanisms.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
We maintained lastly, that the entrance of the moral into the sphere of religion has endowed the latter with whatever excellence it now possesses.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler
