bestow.
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
Meaning & usage
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
I bestow upon you the name of Peter.
Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.
To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit.
To give (someone or oneself) in marriage.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *h₁épi The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”). The noun is derived from the verb.
An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *h₁épi The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”). The noun is derived from the verb.
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