I.to endow, to portion (esp. richly); in the verb. finit. rare (and perh. not ante-Aug.): “filiam splendidissime maritavit, dotavitque,” Suet. Vesp. 14: “sanguine Trojano et Rutulo dotabere, virgo,” Verg. A. 7, 318; Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 290; cf. id. IV. Cons. Hon. 648.—And transf.: “in Arabia et olea dotatur lacrima,” is furnished with an exudation, Plin. 12, 17, 38, § 77; Pall. poet. Insit. 63; Vulg. Gen. 30, 20.—Far more freq. and class.: dōtātus , a, um, P. a., well or richly endowed, gifted, provided.
A. Prop.: “uxor,” Plaut. As. 5, 2, 49; id. Most. 3, 2, 14; id. Mil. 3, 1, 86; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 47; Cic. Att. 14, 13, 5; Prop. 1, 8, 35 (1, 8, b. 9 M.); Hor. C. 3, 24, 19 al.—
B. Transf.: “ulmus vite,” Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 266: “Chione dotatissima formā,” Ov. M. 11, 301.—Comp. and adv. do not occur.