ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›B›bestow
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bestow
to formally give an honor, gift, or right
Synonyms
- grant
- confer
- award
Antonyms
- withhold
- revoke
- deny
bestow in a sentence
The queen chose to bestow a title upon the loyal captain.
The constitution does not bestow unlimited power on any single official.
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.
Read it in context
- The Bone That Would Not Settle Science