Bestow

Definition of Bestow

Be`stow´

v. t.	1.	To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put. [imp. & p. p. Bestowed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestowing.] 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.
	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. How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? - Shak.

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