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Endowed vs Endower - What's the difference?

endowed | endower |

As verbs the difference between endowed and endower

is that endowed is (endow) while endower is to endow.

As an adjective endowed

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

As a noun endower is

one who endows.

endowed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (endow)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university.

    • Derived terms

    * well-endowed

    endower

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who endows.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) endouairer.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To endow.
    • (Waterhouse)
    (Webster 1913)