Both Uses of
endow
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Darkness endows the small and ordinary ones among mankind with poetical power, and even the suffering woman threw her idea into figure.†
Chpt 40-42 *
- As if endowed with the spirit of prophecy, Bathsheba gasped out, "No, it is not true; it cannot be true!"†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(endow) give something of value to -- usually a significant amount of money or something of financial value, but sometimes qualities or abilities too
(often given with the understanding that the gift will be invested forever and only the earnings will be spent)