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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… … Law dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bestow thought upon — index muse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 … English World dictionary
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 … Combinatory dictionary
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,… … Moby Thesaurus
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 … English dictionary
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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
bestow — verb (T) formal to give someone something of great value or importance: bestow sth on/upon: honours bestowed on him by the Queen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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… … Universalium
