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Endowed Pronunciation
Endowed is pronounced en-DOWD, IPA /ɛnˈdaʊd/.
en-DOWD
US /ɛnˈdaʊd/ · UK /ɛnˈdaʊd/
Syllables: en · DOWD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense and past participle of endow): Given money for the long term, or given a quality or ability.
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Endowed in a Sentence
- The chair was endowed by a former student.
- He is endowed with more patience than I am.
- A trust endowed the hospital with its first scanner.
Common Mispronunciations of Endowed
Not EN-dowd
DOWD takes the weight, which is where endow already had it.
Not en-DOH-wuhd
The -ed arrives as a bare d, so the word has two beats.
Tip: Endowment adds a beat and holds the peak in the middle: en-DOW-muhnt.
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