Endow and Found

Endow

Endow verb - To furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income.
Usage example: a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums

Found is a synonym for endow in give large gift topic. In some cases you can use "Found" instead a verb "Endow".

Nearby Words: endowment, endowing

Found

Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

Endow is a synonym for found in establish topic. You can use "Endow" instead a verb "Found", if it concerns topics such as bring into being.

Common collocations

person endow person found person
strength endow strength found strength
name endow name found name
someone endow someone found someone
Other words: bodies.
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