The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Endow \En*dow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Endowing.] [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to
   endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.]
   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 public institution.
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            Endowing hospitals and almshouses.    --Bp.
                                                  Stillingfleet.
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   2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift
      (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by
      of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow
      with privileges or benefits.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

endow
    v 1: give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow, indue,
         gift, empower, invest, endue]
    2: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got
       dowered" [syn: endow, dower]