Bestow

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: be=stow

CIDE DICTIONARY

Bestow, v. t. [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See Stow.].

•  To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]

  "See that the women are bestowed in safety."  [1913 Webster]
•  To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.  [1913 Webster]
•  To expend, as money.  [1913 Webster]
•  To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.  [1913 Webster]

  "Empire is on us bestowed."  [1913 Webster]

  "Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor."  [1913 Webster]
•  To give in marriage.  [1913 Webster]

  "I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman."  [1913 Webster]
•  To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.  [1913 Webster]

  "How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ?"  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To give; grant; present; confer; accord.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Bestow, v.tr.
1 (foll. by on, upon) confer (a gift, right, etc.).
2 deposit.

Derivative

bestowal n.

Etymology

ME f. BE- + OE stow a place

THESAURUS

Bestow

accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, apply, award, bestow on, billet, board, bunk, communicate, confer, consecrate to, consume, deal, deal out, dedicate to, devote, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, domicile, donate, dose, dose with, employ, enforce upon, entertain, exercise, expend, exploit, extend, force, force upon, fork out, gift, gift with, give, give away, give freely, give out, give over to, give to, grant, hand out, handle, harbor, heap, help to, house, impart, issue, lavish, lay on, let have, lodge, mete, mete out, mete out to, offer, pack, pass, pour, prescribe for, present, proffer, put in, put on, put up, put upon, quarter, rain, render, serve, shell out, shower, slip, snow, spend, store, tender, use, use up, utilize, vouchsafe, warehouse, while, while away, wile, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

Bestow

Giving

VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.