About The Word Bestow
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Bestow
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What's The Definition Of Bestow?
[v] present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
[v] give as a gift [v] of a quality, as in; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bestow: add | bring | confer | contribute | impart | lend Related Terms | Find terms related to Bestow: accord | administer | afford | allot | allow | apply | award | bestow on | billet | board | bunk | communicate | confer | consecrate to | consume | deal | deal out | dedicate to | devote | dish out | dispense | dole | dole out | domicile | donate | dose | dose with | employ | enforce upon | entertain | exercise | expend | exploit | extend | force | force upon | fork out | gift | gift with | give | give away | give freely | give out | give over to | give to | grant | hand out | handle | harbor | heap | help to | house | impart | issue | lavish | lay on | let have | lodge | mete | mete out | mete out to | offer | pack | pass | pour | prescribe for | present | proffer | put in | put on | put up | put upon | quarter | rain | render | serve | shell out | shower | slip | snow | spend | store | tender | use | use up | utilize | vouchsafe | warehouse | while | while away | wile | yield See Also | alter | award | bless | change | give | graduate | instill | miter | present | throw in | tinsel | transfuse Bestow In Webster's Dictionary \Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
{Stow}.]
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
to place; to put. ``He bestowed it in a pouch.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.
2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
occupation.
3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper.
Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
Cor. xiii. 3.
5. To give in marriage.
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
--Tatler.
6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
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