re-endow
verb[T]
uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈdaʊ/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈdaʊ/toendow(= give alargeamountofmoneyto orprovideanincomefor)acollege,hospital, etc. again, for a second, third, etc.time:
Afterlengthydiscussions, thefamilyhasagreedto re-endow theuniversity.
Thechapelwas re-built and re-endowed byLordRees.
- Thebishopintercededand inconsequencethevicaragewas re-endowed.
- Herattemptsto re-endow theChurchencountereddifficulties.
- During these hardtimes, he hadrepairedand re-endowed thehospital.
Investing money
- backer
- bet
- bet big onsomething/someoneidiom
- capitalize
- co-investor
- discretionary
- divestiture
- divestment
- ethical
- hedge fund
- investor
- mature
- microfinance
- paysomethingin
- pension plan
- plough
- plough intosomething/someone
- protect
- pumpsomethingintosomething
- speculate
re-endowsomeone/somethingwithsomething
formal
to give aparticularqualityorfeatureback to something or someone that had itpreviously:
How can we re-endow the word with theauthorityitinspiredpreviously?
Hehopedthisactionwould re-endow him with some of thecharmthat had firstattractedhiswife.
- Hebecameaslave, butsubsequentchangesre-endowed him with at least some of theprivilegesof afreeman.
- She hasattemptedto re-endow thephotographwithvitality.
- Her writing re-endows words with themeaningstheyoncehad.
Having and owning - general words
- acquire
- acquisition
- attachsomethingtosomething
- be endowed withsomethingidiom
- bear
- bearer
- carry
- claim
- holder
- lay
- lord/master/mistress/king/queen of allyousurveyidiom
- makesomething(all)yourownidiom
- mistress
- not/never want for anythingidiom
- revert tosomething
- shared ownership
- stakesomethingout
- survey
- they've
- want