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    Bestow \Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb.
    n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
    {Stow}.]
    1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
    to place; to put. ``He bestowed it in a pouch.'' --Sir W.
    Scott.

    See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.

    2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
    occupation.

    3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]

    4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.

    Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper.

    Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
    Cor. xiii. 3.

    5. To give in marriage.

    I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
    --Tatler.

    6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
    reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]

    How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
    his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.

    Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.

    1. The Navy is bestowing its highest civilian award on TWA flight attendant Ulrike "Uli" Derickson for protecting American passengers from Arab hijackers three years ago.
    2. The judges, in bestowing the society's national award for public gardens, were also impressed with the garden's unusual backdrop, a gold Indian-style palace built by Krishna devotees, Brant said.
    3. Last week, Goldwin, a Japanese sportswear maker, followed suit. Sato says he can still see a purpose in bestowing prezzies on a first-time client, but from now on will try to push repeat issuers down the charitable route.
    4. For now, trade analysts see the agreement as a badly needed public relations boost for Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, bestowing on him the economic prize he had most sought from his summit with President Bush.
    5. Their appeals argue that such a delegation of authority violates that part of the Constitution bestowing judicial power.
    6. The rally at the national stadium began with Prime Minister Joseph Warioba bestowing on Mandela the Order of the Torch of Kilimanjaro, 2nd Class.
    7. In it, he had Columbus bestowing the name "Indians" on the natives of what he thought were the Indies.
    8. By bestowing all it did on the designer, Cray gave the industry and those within the company the impression that Mr. Chen was indeed equal with Mr. Cray.
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