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Definition of Bestow
1. Verb. Present. "Bestow an honor on someone"
Generic synonyms: Award, Present
Specialized synonyms: Miter, Bless, Graduate
Derivative terms: Bestowal, Bestowment, Conferee, Conferment, Conferral
2. Verb. Give as a gift.
3. Verb. Bestow a quality on. "This adds a light note to the program"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Factor, Instill, Transfuse, Tinsel, Throw In
Derivative terms: Addition
Definition of Bestow
1. v. t. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
Definition of Bestow
1. Verb. (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To dispose of. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To give in marriage. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bestow
1. to present as a gift [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bestow
Literary usage of Bestow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"On tbe first of these three Guides, we can bestow unqualified praise. ... We aro
disappointed at Unding that wo cannot bestow the same amount of ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"I begged his Holiness to bestow this little thing on me meanwhile by way of earnest.
He began to laugh, and said he was willing, but that he did not wish me ..."
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