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endowed

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ɛnˈdaʊd// UK //ɛndˈaʊd// en·dowed

adj. having a special quality, talent, or a large amount of money. It often describes someone who was born with a gift or a school that has a lot of funding.

adj. possessing a particular quality, talent, or asset. Often used predicatively with the preposition 'with' to describe natural traits or institutional funding.


SIMPLE

She is endowed with a beautiful singing voice.

CONTEXTUAL

The university is heavily endowed, allowing it to offer full scholarships to students from low-income families.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that all humans are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, which no government has the authority to diminish or remove.

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Commonly follows a linking verb and takes the preposition 'with' when referring to qualities or talents.

Pitfall

He is endowed of great talentHe is endowed with great talentThe adjective 'endowed' pairs with the preposition 'with', not 'of'.

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