Donated vs Endowed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between donated and endowed

is that donated is past tense of donate while endowed is past tense of endow.

pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university.

(head)

(donate)

(donat)

To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

She donates 100 dollars to Red Crescent every year.

He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

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(head)

(endow)

(en adjective)

Pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university.

* well-endowed