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bestowed

[bih-stoh]

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verb (used with object)

to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.

to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed.

Archaic.

to provide quarters for; house; lodge.

to put; stow; deposit; store.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English bestowen. See be-, stow¹

Related forms

be·stow·al, be·stow·ment, noun

mis·be·stow, verb (used with object)

pre·be·stow, verb (used with object)

pre·be·stow·al, noun

un·be·stowed, adjective

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well-be·stowed, adjective

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Synonyms
1. grant, vouchsafe, award, accord.

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Example Sentences

The amounts thus bestowed upon the servants were of course added to the bills of the club.

Some of the honors were bestowed this year with a deep sense of irony and a keen appreciation for current events.

The ex-communist region sets a high standard in such matters, so the epithet is not to be bestowed lightly.

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The amounts thus bestowed upon the servants were of course added to the bills of the club.

Some of the honors were bestowed this year with a deep sense of irony and a keen appreciation for current events.

The ex-communist region sets a high standard in such matters, so the epithet is not to be bestowed lightly.

The political upheavals that precipitated the war also bestowed gifts.

The honor, which takes up to a year to complete, has only been bestowed eight times prior to this year's awards.

We counted only three red roses among them, and one was bestowed in a laundry room.

No author should need to ask the state for rights that nature itself has bestowed.

It is fairly easy to see how those that are to be bestowed on groups or communities might work.

Wolfram gets a standing ovation, an honor bestowed to something under half of the speakers.

Then you landed a starting professorship and were magically bestowed with health benefits and a retirement account.

She could become a candidate for the popular immortality that is sometimes, and mysteriously, bestowed on those who die young.

And then bestowed upon the trailer its highest honor: a gazillion parodies.

Faculty/educators should reflect the distinction that is bestowed upon them, and expected of them.

The nation is rejoicing the judgement bestowed upon these killers by the supreme court after a long proper trial.

After those few benefits are bestowed upon you, you must swim or drown.

Females attending these recitals bestowed their favors on the males whose performances pleased them most.

Such people rather need to recover their essential sense of belonging, a gift normally bestowed during infancy.

But no llama, goat or cow has received the dubious publicity recently bestowed upon the gentle manatee.

He has long bestowed honours in exchange for donations to his good causes.

British knighthoods are bestowed by the monarchy but as a practical matter recipients are selected by the civil government.

And so that other women in the department see her as an example, the promotion will be bestowed in a public ceremony.

Wiley never asked his boss for permission to make the certificates he bestowed on participants.

Those not fortunate enough to display what nature graciously bestowed have a variety of options to amend physical qualities.

Upon being bestowed with a picture of herself and her late father frolicking together in the.

It began with my desire to thank a fellow writer who had bestowed a warm comment on my forthcoming book.

It is a bestowed moral authority that gives the right to organise and direct the efforts of others.

Ceausescu the medals and gewgaws he bestowed on them.

With so much power bestowed on the wearer, it's no wonder every.

Advantages are things you are born with, privileges are bestowed on you.

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Word Origin & History

bestow

early 14c., bistowen "give" (as alms, etc.), from be- + stowen "to place" (see stow).

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