bestowed; bestowing; bestows
1
: to put to use : apply
bestowed his spare time on study
2
: to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow
… bestowed in her car … by the chauffeur.—Frances Towers
… the whole cargo was bestowed …—R. L. Stevenson
3
: to provide with quarters : put up
… bestowed Clotilde in lodgings of her own.—Rayner Heppenstall
4
: to convey as a gift
—usually used with on or upon
The university bestowed an honorary degree upon her.
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