- Bestow
- Bestow Be*stow", 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. ``He bestowed it in a pouch.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
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See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation. [1913 Webster]
3. To expend, as money. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon. [1913 Webster]
Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1 Cor. xiii. 3. [1913 Webster]
5. To give in marriage. [1913 Webster]
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
