Bestow

  • 21bestow upon — index bequeath, dispense, vest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22bestow voluntarily — index grant (transfer formally) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 23bestow your enthusiasm on —    (of a female)    to copulate with promiscuously So acting without payment:     Swiftly, concealed from the puritan gaze of Master , several of them acquired girlfriends there, eager to bestow their enthusiasm on the liberating British. (Home,… …

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  • 24bestow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from be + stowe place more at stow Date: 14th century 1. to put to use ; apply < bestowed his spare time on study > 2. to put in a particular or appropriate place …

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  • 25bestow — bestowal, bestowment, n. /bi stoh /, v.t. 1. to present as a gift; give; confer (usually fol. by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner. 2. to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed. 3. Archaic. a. to&#8230; …

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  • 26bestow — verb bɪˈstoʊ To present something to someone as a gift or honour. Medals were bestowed on the winning team …

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  • 27bestow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. donate, present, confer, bequeath. See giving. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give, bequeath, present, offer; see give 1 . See Synonym Study at give . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. present, give,&#8230; …

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  • 28bestow — be·stow || bɪ stəʊ v. give, grant …

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  • 29bestow — verb 1》 confer (an honour, right, or gift). 2》 archaic put (something) in a specified place. Derivatives bestowal noun Origin ME (in the sense use for, devote to ): from be + OE stōw place …

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  • 30bestow — v. a. 1. Put, place, stow, store, deposit, dispose, lay away, lay up in store. 2. Give, accord, grant, impart. See confer …

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