Bestow
1 Bestow — 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.… …
2 bestow — I verb accord, accredit, address, administer, afford, allot, allow, appoint, apportion, attribuere, authorize, award, be favorable to, be prodigal, bequeath, cater, cede, charter, commission, communicate, conferre, concede, confer, confer a… …
3 bestow — [bē stō′, bistō′] vt. [ME bistowen: see BE & STOW] 1. to give or present as a gift: often with on or upon 2. to apply; devote [to bestow much time on a project] 3. Archaic to put or place, as in storage 4. Archaic to pr …
4 bestow on — index administer (tender) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5 bestow — (v.) early 14c., bistowen give (as alms, etc.), from BE (Cf. be ) + stowen to place (see STOW (Cf. stow)). Related: Bestowed; bestowing; bestower …
6 bestow — confer, present, donate, *give, afford Analogous words: *distribute, dispense, divide: *grant, award …
7 bestow — [v] give, allot accord, apportion, award, bequeath, come through, commit, confer, devote, donate, entrust, favor, gift, give away, grant, hand out, honor with, impart, kick in, lavish, offer, present, put out, render to; concepts 98,108 Ant.… …
8 bestow — ► VERB ▪ give or grant (an honour, right, or gift). DERIVATIVES bestowal noun. ORIGIN from Old English st w «place» …
9 bestow — v. (formal) (d; tr.) to bestow on, upon (to bestow an honor on smb.) * * * [bɪ stəʊ] upon (to bestow an honor on smb.) (formal) (d; tr.) to bestow on …
10 bestow — UK [bɪˈstəʊ] / US [bɪˈstoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms bestow : present tense I/you/we/they bestow he/she/it bestows present participle bestowing past tense bestowed past participle bestowed formal to give valuable property or an important… …
11 bestow — verb Bestow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accolade, ↑award, ↑blessing, ↑favour, ↑gift, ↑grace, ↑honour, ↑immortality, ↑knighthood, ↑title …
12 bestow — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
13 bestow — be|stow [bıˈstəu US ˈstou] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: stow] formal to give someone something of great value or importance bestow sth on/upon sb ▪ honours bestowed on him by the Queen …
14 bestow — be|stow [ bı stou ] verb transitive FORMAL to give valuable property or an important right or honor to someone: bestow something on someone: The king had friends on whom he bestowed land and privileges …
15 bestow — [[t]bɪsto͟ʊ[/t]] bestows, bestowing, bestowed VERB To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them. [FORMAL] [V on/upon n n] The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. [Also V n on/upon n] Syn: confer …
16 bestow — verb (T) formal to give someone something of great value or importance: bestow sth on/upon: honours bestowed on him by the Queen …
17 bestow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from be + stowe place more at stow Date: 14th century 1. to put to use ; apply < bestowed his spare time on study > 2. to put in a particular or appropriate place …
18 bestow — bestowal, bestowment, n. /bi stoh /, v.t. 1. to present as a gift; give; confer (usually fol. 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… …
19 bestow — verb bɪˈstoʊ To present something to someone as a gift or honour. Medals were bestowed on the winning team …
20 bestow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. donate, present, confer, bequeath. See giving. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give, bequeath, present, offer; see give 1 . See Synonym Study at give . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. present, give,… …
