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Definition of "bestow" []
- To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners. (verb-transitive)
- To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story . . . I bestowed much thought” ( Nathaniel Hawthorne). (verb-transitive)
- To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money]in his pockets with feigned composure” ( James Joyce). (verb-transitive)
- To store or house. (verb-transitive)
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Use "bestow" in a sentence
- "_bestow upon others_, and which we can bestow _liberally_ because by this very action we open the way for still greater supplies to flow in."
- "Let her work for you in return for this; she don't ask alms, she only wants employment and a little kindness, and the best charity we can bestow is to see that she has both."
- "But the idea of relinquishing those delightful amusements and flattering attentions, which wealth and equipage bestow, is painful."