endow Copy link Outline I. To furnish with1. dōno, 1 (with acc. and abl. or dat. and acc.)2. instruo, xi, ctum, 3 (with acc. and abl.)3. lŏcŭplēto, 14. afflo, 1 (of the express act of a deity; lit. to breath upon, inspire)II. To give a dowry toIII. To settle property permanently upon • endow: I. To furnish with: 1. dōno, 1 (with acc. and abl. or dat. and acc.): v. to bestow. 2. instruo, xi, ctum, 3 (with acc. and abl.): esp. in p. part.: e.'d with some heavenly gifts, divinis quibusdam bonis instructus atque ornatus, Cic. Coel. 17, 39: somewhat meagrely e.'d by nature, angustius instructus a natura, Cic. 3. lŏcŭplēto, 1: v. to enrich. 4. afflo, 1 (of the express act of a deity; lit. to breath upon, inspire): to e. any one with graces, alicui honores af., Virg.: to be e.'d with an inspiration from on high, (quasi) divino spiritu afflari, Cic. Arch. 8, 18. II. To give a dowry to: dōto, 1 (rare): Suet. Vesp. 18 (better dotem dure: v. dowry). III. To settle property permanently upon: proprietatem agri, etc., dono dare, Ulp. (in R. and A.): to e. a church, *ecclesiae reditus (praedii, etc.) in perpetuum relinquere, cf. Just. Inst. 3, 28, fin.: to found and e. an almshouse, *ptochotrophīum ex suis bonis condere, idemque reditibus (praedii, etc.) testamento in perpetuum donare atque instruere.