bestow

(bĭ-stō')
tr.v., -stowed, -stow·ing, -stows.

1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story . . . I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money]in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).
4. To store or house.

[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]

bestowable be·stow'a·ble adj.
bestowal be·stow'al or be·stow'ment n.

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verb

1. To make a gift of: give (away), hand out, present. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause: contribute, donate, give, hand out. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To give formally or officially: accord, award, confer, grant, present. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To provide with often temporary lodging: accommodate, bed (down), berth, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, room. See protection/exposure.

v

Definition: give, allot
Antonyms: deprive, refuse, take

IN BRIEF: To present as a gift or honor.

I was surprised to hear her bestow such high praise on the graduating students.

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• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - bestowal: gift made to another

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skænke, give, forære

Nederlands (Dutch)
geven, benutten, opbergen, schenken, onderdak geven

Français (French)
v. tr. - accorder à, conférer à, consacrer, employer à (de l'énergie), accorder (de l'admiration)

Deutsch (German)
v. - geben, verleihen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απονέμω, παρέχω, χορηγώ

Italiano (Italian)
concedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar, conferir

Русский (Russian)
одарить, наградить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conceder, conferir, otorgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skänka, ge, tilldela, använda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
给予, 安放

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 給予, 安放

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 주다, ~을 이용하다, ~을 두다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 授ける, 贈与する, 用いる, 費やす, 宿泊させる, 与える, 使う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وهب, أنعم, منح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העניק, נתן‬

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