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verb (used with object)
1.
to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
2.
to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed.
3.
Archaic.
a.
to provide quarters for; house; lodge.
b.
to put; stow; deposit; store.
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Example Sentences
- As a gesture of respect, I bestow upon you a laurel leaf out of my crown.
- It wasn't my place to bestow that kind of morality lesson on someone.
- They were busy mapping the coast and didn't bestow the spot with a name.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | bestow1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to present as a gift; grant, give |
| Etymology: | Middle English be- + stowen 'to place' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | bestow2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to deposit in a place; put in a position or situation |
| Etymology: | Middle English be- + stowen 'to place' |
| Main Entry: | bestow3 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to apply or put to use; employ |
| Etymology: | Middle English be- + stowen 'to place' |
| Main Entry: | bestow4 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to give lodging; put up |
| Etymology: | Middle English be- + stowen 'to place' |
| Main Entry: | bestow5 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to store, stow away |
| Etymology: | Middle English be- + stowen 'to place' |
| Main Entry: | bestow |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | bestowing; stowage, storage |
| Etymology: | Old French bombace 'cotton wadding' |
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