Definition of bestow

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Bestow (v. t.) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.

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Gracious :: Gracious (a.) Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty..
Collate :: Collate (v. t.) To bestow or confer.
Volunteer :: Volunteer (v. t.) To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services..
Cornute :: Cornute (v. t.) To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.
Beneficiary :: Beneficiary (a.) Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts..
Owe :: Owe (v.) To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants..
Confer :: Confer (v. t.) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
Present :: Present (a.) To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer..
Bounteous :: Bounteous (a.) Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production..
Decoration :: Decoration (n.) Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc..
Promise :: Promise (a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised..
Light :: Light (superl.) Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.
Elogy :: Elogy (n.) The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.
Shower :: Shower (n.) A copious supply bestowed.
Giver :: Giver (n.) One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
Grant :: Grant (v. t.) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give..
Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural.
Cordon :: Cordon (n.) A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon..
Command :: Command (v. t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
Gift :: Gift (v. t.) The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President..
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