Definition of bestow

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Bestow (v. t.) To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.

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Favor :: Favor (n.) A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding..
Collate :: Collate (v. t.) To bestow or confer.
Impart :: Impart (n.) To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth..
Vouchsafe :: Vouchsafe (v. t.) To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor..
Thank :: Thank (n.) To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used also ironically for blame.
Send :: Send (v. t.) To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to grant; -- sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request..
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.
Demise :: Demise (v. t.) To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
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..
Confer :: Confer (v. t.) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
Giving :: Giving (n.) The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
Lavish :: Lavish (v. t.) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise..
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) The act of conferring or bestowing.
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant..
Bloom :: Bloom (v. t.) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
Puffery :: Puffery (n.) The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.
Frumentation :: Frumentation (n.) A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy..
Grant :: Grant (v. t.) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give..
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