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bestow

[ bih-stoh ]

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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Archaic. to put to some use; apply:

    He was continually working the mines, expending money and bestowing his time, toil, and skill upon them.

  3. Archaic.
    1. to provide quarters for; house; lodge.
    2. to put; stow; deposit; store.


bestow

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour)
  2. archaic.
    to apply (energy, resources, etc)
  3. archaic.
    to house (a person) or store (goods)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǷɱ, noun
  • ˈٴǷɲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٴǷ· ·ٴǷ·Գ noun
  • ··ٴǷ verb (used with object)
  • ··ٴǷ verb (used with object)
  • pre··ٴǷ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bestow1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English bestowen; be-, stow ( def )
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Arriving in Tampa this week, they settled into the best team hotel available — a perk bestowed to the highest seed in the tournament — and unwrapped Jordan Brand swag bags.

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Woods wore his Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was bestowed on him by Trump in 2019 during the president's first term.

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The honour is the same title bestowed on fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond.

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I grew up in the suburbs of New Orleans with an extreme Depression-era mentality bestowed on me by my grandmother and my mother.

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Each snapshot featured a friend, captured on their first night in the bar, plus a nickname Gardner had bestowed upon them for use in the saloon.

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