bestow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bestow	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bestow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bestow v present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" Synonym(s): confer, bestow give as a gift bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" Synonym(s): lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bestow \Bestow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See {Stow}.] 1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put. [bd]He bestowed it in a pouch.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron. 2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation. 3. To expend, as money. [Obs.] 4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon. Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper. Though I bestow* all my goods to feed the poor. --1 Cor. xiii. 3. 5. To give in marriage. I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. --Tatler. 6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.] How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak. Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.