ENDOWING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

endowing

verb

present participle of endow

as in gifting

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute a young performer endowed with a great singing voice

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as in funding

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums

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as in financing

to provide money for the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government

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defunding

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Recent Examples of endowing An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility. — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 Through flashbacks and leaps ahead in time, fragmentation and fantasy scenes, the film simulates complexity while endowing its characters with mere crumbs of knowledge and experience. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers. — Yana Van Der Meulen Rodgers, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026 Nimer explains that following this money isn’t typically as direct as Sylvester endowing a second faculty chair this week in the DCC’s name. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy. — Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025 In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance. — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025

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Spring & Mulberry Embellished Painterly Set Spring & Mulberry chocolate is notoriously good for gifting—the packaging is gorgeous, and the brand uses direct-trade, single-origin cacao and organic dates for sweetness.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
At its core, gifting expresses human relationships, and receiving an item specifically chosen from a personal wish list delivers a far better experience than a surprise generated by an algorithm.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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So far, only two phases of the repair plan are complete, and there's an issue with funding the remaining four phases of the project.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Historically, funding a college education led to higher-paying jobs and greater economic opportunity.

— Jessica Dickler,Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of funding

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Analysts point out that as market concerns over financing risks for AI related firms escalate, investors are reassessing the impact of elevated interest rates on economic growth and corporate debt servicing capacity.

— , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Studiocanal is fully financing the film and will release theatrically in its territories of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Noah Clowney has flashed as a floor-spacing big without establishing himself over a full season.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

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For now, the leading AI companies can stay afloat by attracting huge investment (OpenAI and Anthropic), or subsidizing their AI operations with their traditional revenue streams (Google and Meta).

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
The city can provide predictable rules, efficient permitting, infrastructure planning, beautification and active business recruitment without subsidizing private projects that lack a clear and measurable public benefit.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidizing

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Its modular design is intended to support installation in field environments, potentially simplifying the process of equipping vehicles with robotic capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipping

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So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning to escalate with drone or rocket strikes on European allies supporting Ukraine, other countries have called for calm.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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