bestow
bestow
Definition
be·stow (bē stō′, bi-)
be·stow′al noun
bestow
Synonyms
bestow
Usage Examples
Object
- honors: The fashion industry has bestowed numerous honors on Hilfiger.
- blessing: She may find comfort in taking an inventory of her years, counting all the blessings bestowed upon her.
- honor: Stanhope Medal The highest honor bestowed by the Royal Humane Society is the Stanhope Medal.
- accolade: And the win follows her success at Venice and LA, whose critics also bestowed best actress accolades upon her.
- nickname: By bestowing two successive nicknames - first ' Tarzan ' and then ' Hezza ' - the public displayed its instinctive rapport with him.
Preposition: on
- man: And as we move through the earthly ministry of Christ we see this idea of divine authority bestowed on men developed.
- person: He was granted the Freedom of the Burgh of Duns in 1965, the highest honor the town can bestow on a person.
Subject
- government: Immigration must not be portrayed as a favor bestowed by governments.
Modifying Another Word
- liberally: The peasants shut all their poultry up in their barns, and very liberally bestowed all their curses upon us.
- generously: My family and I have suffered the same fate, living with conditions generously bestowed by our chemical sovereign.
- thus: Thirdly, the righteousness of Christ is embodied in the risen, living Lord and thus bestowed upon believers ( cf.
- ever: My dear wife has the most beautiful eyes god ever bestowed on a person, they sparkle and shine.
- never: God will never bestow His priceless gift that the wicked might be tormented endlessly in that fire.
- only: Chartered status is only bestowed on those at the peak of the financial advice profession.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- upon: It was a source of immense power, reputedly capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global power.
Preposition: with
- power: Defeated by Hercules some time ago, the Ice Titan was bestowed with new powers by Hades.
Preposition: by
- government: Immigration must not be portrayed as a favor bestowed by governments.
Preposition: upon
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