Definition of bestow

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Bestow (v. t.) To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation..

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Plutus :: Plutus (n.) The son of Jason and Ceres, and the god of wealth. He was represented as bearing a cornucopia, and as blind, because his gifts were bestowed without discrimination of merit..
Lavish :: Lavish (a.) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise..
Vocation :: Vocation (n.) The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles under the gospel..
Spend :: Spend (v. t.) To bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon.
Affordment :: Affordment (n.) Anything given as a help; bestowal.
Pittance :: Pittance (n.) An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole..
Cornute :: Cornute (v. t.) To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.
Endowment :: Endowment (n.) The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support..
Dispose :: Dispose (v. t.) To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of.
Erogation :: Erogation (n.) The act of giving out or bestowing.
Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse..
Nepotism :: Nepotism (n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim..
Yearly :: Yearly (adv.) Annually; once a year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed..
Property :: Property (a.) An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence..
Intellectualize :: Intellectualize (v. t.) To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
Finish :: Finish (v. t.) To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Corona :: Corona (n.) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
Giver :: Giver (n.) One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
Present :: Present (a.) To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer..
Donor :: Donor (n.) One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.
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