Bestow Definition

bĭ-stō

bestowed, bestowing, bestows

verb

bestowed, bestowing, bestows

To present as a gift or an honor; confer.

Bestowed high praise on the winners.

American Heritage

To give or present as a gift.

Webster's New World

To apply; use.

American Heritage

To apply; devote.

To bestow much time on a project.

Webster's New World

To place or stow.

American Heritage

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Origin of Bestow

From Middle English bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to be- (“on, over, about”) +‎ stow.

From Wiktionary
Middle English bistowen bi- be- stowen to place stow

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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