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Meaning
Verb
●
To
apply
or
make use
of (someone
or something
); to
employ
, to use.
To
apply
(money) for some
purpose
; to
expend
, to spend.
●
To
impart
(something)
gratuitously
; to present (something) to someone
or something
, especially as a
gift
or an
honour
; to
confer
, to give.
●
To place or
put
(someone
or something
) somewhere or in a certain
situation
; to
dispose
of.
●
To
deposit
(something) for
safekeeping
; to
lay up
(something)
in store
; to stow.
●
To provide (someone or
oneself
) with
accommodation
; to find
quarters
for (someone or
oneself
); to
lodge
, to quarter.
●
To
behave
or
conduct
(oneself); to acquit.
●
To give (someone or
oneself
) in marriage.
Noun
●
An
act
of
presenting
a
thing
to someone
or something
, especially as a
gift
or an
honour
; a bestowal.
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Origin
bestow
English
bestowen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
House
Bestowing
Bestowment
Lay Out
Put Up
Related
Confer
Grant
Impart
Inflict
Unleash
Endow
Bequeath
Impose
Foist
Give
Attain
Offer
Relinquish
Exert
Enjoy
Gain
Acquire
Bring
Receive
Infringe
Convey
Possess
Accept
Deliver
Inscribe
Earn
Seek
Hold
Invoke
Bless
Reflect
Accord
Expound
Obtain
Draw
Share
Entrust
Embrace
Utilize
Carry
Create
Retain
Show
Encroach
Claim
Furnish
Bear
Build
Appreciate
Deny
Gift
Take
Achieve
Place
Proffer
Present
Display
Flaunt
Preserve
Take Pity
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Rhymes
O
0
Mo
Do
Oh
Jo
No
Po
Lo
Go
Ho
So
Yo
Owe
Ago
Roe
Joe
Pho
Joe
Low
Mow
Foe
Noh
Soh
Soe
Doe
Gro
Sho
Pro
Sew
Fro
Sow
Woe
Tow
Hoa
Yoe
Flo
'Ho
Yeo
Row
Bow
Eau
Poe
Hoe
Toe
Voe
Zho
Bro
Tho
Rho
Beau
Sloe
Drow
Know
Faux
Show
Floe
Crow
Pro-
Shew
Glow
Whoa
Atgo
Slow
Trow
Blow
Arow
Flow
Rowe
Stow
Lowe
Grow
Ammo
Snow
Schmo
So-So
Throe
Stowe
Below
Dough
Throw
Hello
Shojo
Betow
Beaux
Aglow
Schmoe
Beknow
Bestow
Gateau
Acknow
Besnow
Landau
Though
Upgrow
Bureau
Outgrow
Plateau
Undergo
Oversow
Wenzhou
Electro
Pierrot
Outshow
Tableau
Apropos
Chateau
ChâTeau
Conflow
Although
Bordeaux
Foreslow
Yo-Ho-Ho
Workflow
Heave-Ho
Overflow
Overthrow
Castellnou
De Trop
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