Bestow synonyms | Best 54 synonyms for bestow

To offer as entertainment:

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To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

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protection (related)

To provide with often temporary lodging

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offer

To present as an act of worship:

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grant

To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.

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divide

To give out or apportion among a number:

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dispose

To dispose is defined as to get rid of something or throw something away, or to overcome a threat or get someone primed to a certain state of mind.

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gift

To present a gift to

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render

To give or provide (aid)

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contribute

To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.

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bequeath

To give a gift of personal property by means of a will. See also devise.

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apply

To put to some practical or specific use

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award

(Law) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.

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confer

To bestow (an honor, for example):

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impart

To give a part or share.

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accord

To grant or concede; bestow

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add

To find a sum by doing arithmetic

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allot

To distribute by lot or in arbitrary shares; apportion

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allow

To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

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entrust

To entrust is defined as to assign responsibility for something to someone or to put your faith and trust in someone.

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extend

To make available; provide:

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harbor

Harbor is defined as to hide, protect or cling to.

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put

To apply:

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quarter

To defile (the body of a person put to death) by dismembering it or cutting it into quarters

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tribute

To pay as tribute.

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use

To consume, expend, or exhaust by use

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put up

(Idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".

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present

To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. [from 14th c.]

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beset

To decorate something with jewels etc

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deal

To give out in shares or portions; apportion:

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deliver

To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.

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devote

The definition of devote is to set aside something for a specific use.

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dispense

To dispense is to give out something, especially a specific portion or amount or to exempt from a rule.

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entail

To imply or require.

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take (antonym)

(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.

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deprive (antonym)

Deprive is defined as to withhold or take something away from.

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refuse (antonym)

To stop short at (a fence, etc.), without jumping it

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lend

To let out (money) at interest

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bring

The definition of bring means to carry or to cause to happen.

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hand out

To distribute

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bed

To lay flat or arrange in layers.

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berth

To berth is to put a ship in its specific place or to find a space for someone to rest.

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billet

To assign to lodging by billet

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board

To provide with meals, or room and meals, regularly for pay

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bunk

To occupy a bunk.

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domicile

To establish in a domicile

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house

To shelter, keep, or store in a house or other structure:

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lodge

To beat (crops) down flat:

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room

To provide with a room or lodgings

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dependeth (related)

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bestowal (related)

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have-pity (related)

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encumbent (related)

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accommodate

The definition of accommodate is to provide a place to stay.

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