endow with
endow (someone or something) with (something)
1. To bestow a monetary donation on someone or something. A wealthy benefactor has endowed the college with a new scholarship.
2. To give or contribute something to someone or something. Rachel's absence this year really endowed the event with a degree of sadness.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
endow someone or something with something
1. . to give something to someone or something. We endowed her with the courage she needed to do the job. Gerald endowed the proceedings with a distinctive atmosphere.
2. to provide someone or something with a large sum of money that will provide income. I will endow my alma mater with some of my fortune. The family endowed a chair in the humanities at the university.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- endow
- endow (someone or something) with (something)
- shower (someone or something) with (something)
- shower (something) on (someone or something)
- shower on
- shower with
- shower (something) upon (someone or something)
- lavish
- lavish (someone or something) with (something)
- lavish with