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bestow
Meaning: to formally give an honor, gift, or right
bestow in a sentence
How bestow is used in real sentences:
The queen chose to bestow a title upon the loyal captain.
The constitution does not bestow unlimited power on any single official.
“Though the Paleontological Society would later bestow its highest honor on her, the bone initially entered a museum drawer with little notice.”
— from the passage The Bone That Would Not Settle
Synonyms for bestow
Other words for bestow — grant, confer and award — carry the same meaning.
- grant
- confer
- award
Antonyms of bestow
Words that mean the opposite of bestow:
- withhold
- revoke
- deny
Where it comes from
From Middle English bistowen, meaning 'to place or give.'
Memory hook
BESTOW sounds like 'be-stow': stow a gift in someone's hands.