bestow

  • 11bestow — verb Bestow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accolade, ↑award, ↑blessing, ↑favour, ↑gift, ↑grace, ↑honour, ↑immortality, ↑knighthood, ↑title …

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  • 12bestow — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

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  • 13bestow — be|stow [bıˈstəu US ˈstou] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: stow] formal to give someone something of great value or importance bestow sth on/upon sb ▪ honours bestowed on him by the Queen …

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  • 14bestow — be|stow [ bı stou ] verb transitive FORMAL to give valuable property or an important right or honor to someone: bestow something on someone: The king had friends on whom he bestowed land and privileges …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15bestow — [[t]bɪsto͟ʊ[/t]] bestows, bestowing, bestowed VERB To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them. [FORMAL] [V on/upon n n] The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. [Also V n on/upon n] Syn: confer …

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  • 16bestow — verb (T) formal to give someone something of great value or importance: bestow sth on/upon: honours bestowed on him by the Queen …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17bestow by judicial decree — index award Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18bestow by will — index demise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19bestow in shares — index disperse (disseminate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20bestow thought upon — index muse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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