Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Verb: bestow  bi'stow
  1. Present
    "bestow an honour on someone"
    - confer
     
  2. Give as a gift
     
  3. Bestow a quality on
    - lend, impart, contribute, add, bring

Derived forms: bestows, bestowing, bestowed

See also: bestowment

Type of: alter, award, change, give, modify, present

Nearest

bestialise
bestiality
bestialize
bestially
bestiary
bestill
bestir
bestir oneself
best-known
best-loved
bestow
bestowal
bestower
bestowment
bestrew
bestride
bestseller
best-selling
bestubbled
besuited
bet