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Complete Definition of "bestow"

English

Pronunciation
IPA: IPAchar|bɪˈstoʊ
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊ|-əʊ

Etymology
bistowen (be- + stowen)

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive to present something to someone as a gift or honour

#:Medals were bestowed on the winning team.

Translations
trans-top|to present a thing as a gift or honour
Czech: t-|cs|udělit
Finnish: lahjoittaa, myöntää, suoda, ojentaa
French: accorder, remettre, (conférer in some formulations only)
German: t+|de|schenken
Interlingua: accordar, conceder, conferer
trans-mid
Norwegian forære, skjenke
Portuguese: t+|pt|conceder
Spanish: t+|es|acordar, t-|es|conceder, t-|es|conferir
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