BESTOW
\bɪstˈə͡ʊ], \bɪstˈəʊ], \b_ɪ_s_t_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of BESTOW
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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of a quality, as in; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
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present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
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present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
By Princeton University
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To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
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To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
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To expend, as money.
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To give in marriage.
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To give or confer; to impart; - with on or upon.
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To demean; to conduct; to behave; - followed by a reflexive pronoun.
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To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
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To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
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To expend, as money.
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To give in marriage.
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To give or confer; to impart; - with on or upon.
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To demean; to conduct; to behave; - followed by a reflexive pronoun.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
