meaning of bestow
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
3. To expend, as money.
4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
5. To give in marriage.
6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.
7. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on
">someone"
Related Words
bestow | bestowal | bestowed | bestower | bestowing | bestowment |
