Bestow

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
  • v. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story . . . I bestowed much thought” ( Nathaniel Hawthorne).
  • v. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money]in his pockets with feigned composure” ( James Joyce).
  • v. To store or house.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
  • v. To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
  • v. To dispose of.
  • v. To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
  • v. To give in marriage.
  • v. To apply; make use of; use; employ.
  • v. To behave or deport.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
  • v. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
  • v. To expend, as money.
  • v. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
  • v. To give in marriage.
  • v. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
  • To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
  • To dispose of.
  • To give; confer; impart gratuitously: followed by on or upon before the recipient: as, to bestow praise or blame impartially.
  • To give in marriage.
  • To apply; make use of; use; employ.
  • To behave or deport.
  • Synonyms Confer, Grant, etc. See give.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. bestow a quality on
  • v. give as a gift
  • v. present
  • Verb Form
    bestowed    bestowing    bestows   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    give   
    Cross Reference
    place    deal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    confer    present    grant    give    accord    use    apply    impart    demean    conduct   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au    Beau    Bio    Bo    Bordeaux    Boudreaux    Bow    Cloe    Co    Cousteau   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts