en·dow 
/ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb
en·dows; en·dowed; en·dow·ing /ɪnˈdaʊ/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to give a large amount of money to a school, hospital, etc., in order to pay for the creation or continuing support of (something)
▪ The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital. ▪ She plans to endow a faculty position at the university. ▪ The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility. 2 : to freely or naturally provide (someone or something) with something — usually used as (be) endowed ▪ Human beings are endowed with reason. [=they naturally have reason; they are naturally able to think in a logical way] ▪ The country is richly endowed with mineral deposits. ▪ “…all men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…” — U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776) — see also well-endowed
▪ The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital. ▪ She plans to endow a faculty position at the university. ▪ The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility.
