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be·stow

(bĭ-stō′)

tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows

1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.

2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).

3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).

4. To store or house.

[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]

be·stow′a·ble adj.

be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.

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Noun	1.	bestowment - a gift that is bestowed or conferred bestowal gift - something acquired without compensation
	2.	bestowment - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift bestowal, conferment, conferral giving, gift - the act of giving

bestowment

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The act of conferring, as of an honor:

accordance, bestowal, conference, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation.

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