Bestow

Be·stow

Bestow

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Bestowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestowing

  1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
    See that the women are bestowed in safety.
  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.
    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 ?