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bestows definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bestow 2 of 3 senses of bestow Sense 1 confer, bestow => miter => bless => graduate Sense 3 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => instill, transfuse => tinsel => throw in Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bestow 2 of 3 senses of bestow Sense 1 confer, bestow => miter => bless => graduate Sense 3 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => instill, transfuse => breathe => tinsel => throw in Entailment of verb bestow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bestow 3 senses of bestow Sense 1 confer, bestow => award, present Sense 2 bestow => give Sense 3 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => change, alter Familiarity of verb bestow bestow used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bestow Sense 1 confer, bestow => award, present -------------- Sense 2 bestow => give -------------- Sense 3 lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring => change, alter -------------- Overview of verb bestow The verb bestow has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) confer, bestow -- (present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone") 2. (1) bestow -- (give as a gift) 3. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring -- (of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program") Overview of verb bestow The verb bestow has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) confer, bestow -- (present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone") 2. (1) bestow -- (give as a gift) 3. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add bring -- (of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program")
bestows definition
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