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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron. 2. To use to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation. 3. To expend, as money. [Obs.] 4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper. Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1 Cor. xiii. 3. 5. To give in marriage. I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. --Tatler. 6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.] How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak. Syn: To give grant; present; confer; accord. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bestowed adj : given formally or officially [syn: {conferred}, {presented}]
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