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dowered

dowered is the simple past and past participle of dower.

Meaning of dower

Verb

dower (third-person singular simple present dowers, present participle dowering, simple past and past participle dowered)

  1. (transitive) To give a dower or dowry to.
    • He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth.1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage
  2. (transitive) To endow.
    • It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws.1927, H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space

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What is dowered the simple past and past participle of?
Dowered is the simple past and past participle of dower.

Words near dowered in the dictionary

  1. dowelling
  2. dowellings
  3. Dowells
  4. dowels
  5. dower
  6. dowered
  7. doweress
  8. doweresses
  9. doweries
  10. dowering
  11. dowerings

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