Associations to the word «Bestowed»

Wiktionary

BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To dispose of.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To give in marriage.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
BESTOW, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To behave or deport.

Dictionary definition

BESTOW, verb. Present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone".
BESTOW, verb. Give as a gift.
BESTOW, verb. Bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley