to endow / to dope
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to endow
To provide something (e.g., a prize, a foundation, or a position) with financial resources.
Der Nobelpreis ist mit mehreren Millionen schwedischen Kronen dotiert.
The Nobel Prize is endowed with several million Swedish kronor.
Verbs that end in '-ieren' often come from Latin or French. They are conjugated regularly and form the past participle without 'ge-', so 'dotiert' (endowed/doped), not 'gedotiert'.
Die Stiftung hat den Forschungspreis hoch dotiert.
The foundation endowed the research prize generously.
'Dotieren' (to endow) is especially often used in this meaning in the passive with the preposition 'mit' (with). The structure is: something (e.g., a prize) + ist + mit + a sum of money + dotiert.
Der erste Platz des Wettbewerbs ist mit 10.000 Euro dotiert.
First place in the competition is endowed with 10,000 euros.
This word belongs to a formal register (official and written language). It is used for official sums of money for prizes, foundations, or jobs, but not for private salary or pocket money.
Die neu geschaffene Professur ist sehr gut dotiert.
The newly created professorship is very well endowed.
In this meaning, 'dotieren' (to dope) is a purely technical term from physics and electrical engineering. You can recognize the context from words like 'Halbleiter' (semiconductor), 'Silizium' (silicon), 'leitfähig' (conductive), or 'Fremdatome' (foreign atoms).
Der Halbleiter wird mit Bor-Atomen dotiert, um seine Eigenschaften zu ändern.
The semiconductor is doped with boron atoms in order to change its properties.
to promote / extract
'fördern' and 'dotieren' can both have to do with money and support. 'fördern' is more general: you support a person, a project, or a development, often with money, but also with advice, time, or other means. 'dotieren' is more specific and more formal. It is used when a prize, a foundation, or a position is provided with a specific sum of money. The words can be confused because both occur in official and financial contexts. As a practical rule: people and projects are 'gefördert'; prizes or positions are 'dotiert'.
Der Literaturpreis ist mit 10.000 Euro dotiert.
The literary prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.
Die Universität fördert ein neues Projekt zur Umweltforschung.
The university is supporting a new project on environmental research.