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bestow

be·stow [ bi stṓ ] (past and past participle be·stowed, present participle be·stow·ing, 3rd person present singular be·stows)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. give or present something: to present something, especially something valuable or undeserved, to somebody ( formal )

2. put somewhere: to put something somewhere ( archaic )


be·stow·al noun
be·stow·ment noun

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See give.

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