Sentence:  Just as we may <WSD>endow</WSD> people with physical properties, so we sometimes <WSD>endow</WSD> physical objects with human-like personalities or subjective states. Perhaps because of their capacity for interior accommodation, cars, ships, airplanes and even houses are often given female characteristics or referred to as 'she'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  "Followed by" '''(with)''', "or rarely by" '''(of)''': to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.