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endow (v.) late 14c., indowen "provide an income for," from Anglo-Fr. endover, from en- "in" + O.Fr. douer "endow," from L. dotare "bestow" (see dowry). Related: Endowing. endowed (adj.) 1700, pp. adjective from endow. endowment (n.) mid-15c., "action of endowing," from endow + -ment. Meaning "property with which an institution or person is endowed" is from 1590s; that of "gift, power, advantage" is early 17c. well-endowed 1680s, "with ample material endowments," from well (adv.) + pp. of endow. Sexual sense is attested from 1951. reanimate (v.) 1610s, in spiritual and physical sense, from re- "back, again" + animate (v.) "to endow with life." Related: Reanimated; reanimating. appanage (n.) c.1600, from Fr. apanage (13c.), from apaner "to endow with means of subsistence," from M.L. appanare "equip with bread," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + panis "bread" (see food). Originally, provisions made for younger children of royalty. The double -p- restored in French 15c.-16c., in English 17c. animate (v.) 1530s, "to fill with boldness or courage,"from L. animatus pp. of animare "give breath to," also "to endow with a particular spirit, to give courage to," from anima "life, breath" (see animus). Sense of "give life to" in English attested from 1742. Related: Animated; animating. dowager (n.) 1520s, from M.Fr. douagere "widow with a dower" lit. "pertaining to a dower," from douage "dower," from douer "endow," from L. dotare, from dos (gen. dotis) "dowry" (see dowry). dowry early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. dowarie, O.Fr. doaire (late 13c.) "dower, dowry, gift," from M.L. dotarium, from L. dotare "to endow, portion," from dos (gen. dotis) "marriage portion," from PIE *do-ti (cf. Skt. dadati, Gk. didonai, O.C.S. dati, Lith. duoti, Arm. tam, all meaning "to give"), from root *do- "to give." Related to L. donum "a giving, gift;" dare "to give" (see date (1)).

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