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bestow

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Synonyms: besnow, besow, beshow, bestrow, bastow, bestor, beston

Antonyms: besnow, besow, beshow, bestrow, bastow, bestor, beston

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Verb

  1. To [[apply]] or [[make use]] of (someone or something); to [[employ#Verb|employ]], to [[use#Verb|use]].
  2. To [[impart]] (something) [[gratuitously]]; to [[present#Verb|present]] (something) to someone or something, especially as a [[gift#Noun|gift]] or an [[honour#Noun|honour]]; to [[confer]], to [[give#Verb|give]], to accord; to render.
  3. {{lb|en|archaic}}
  4. {{lb|en|obsolete}}

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[present#Verb|presenting]] a thing to someone or something, especially as a [[gift#Noun|gift]] or an [[honour#Noun|honour]]; a [[bestowal]].

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