Synonyms for bestow
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Impart
impart, give, contribute, award, allow, lend, grant, afford, present, bring, do, add, apply, accord, yield, show, donate, deal, communicate, vouchsafe, render, furnish
2. Put up — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to…
Definitions
- v. 1
To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
- v. 2
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
- v. 3
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
I bestow upon you the name of Peter.
Related words
- Word family
- bestowal bestower bestowment
Forms
- Past participle
- bestowed
e.g. bestowed → imparted, given, contributed, awarded…
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To bestow is to give that of which the receiver stands in especial need; we bestow alms.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- allow He didn't allow me to pay the bill for the dinner.
- award His last album garnered him a fourth Grammy award.
- lend She has the kindness to lend me a good dictionary.
- impart Let me impart these few words of wisdom to you.
- employ The company has unofficially decided to employ me.
- confer You should confer with your attorney on this matter.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- use1, add1
- 4 letters
- give1, show1, deal1, lend1
- 5 letters
- house1, bring1, allow2, spend1, store1, award2, apply2, grant1, yield1, endue
- 6 letters
- afford2, donate2, employ2, accord2, render2, confer2, impart2
- 7 letters
- present2, dispose2, furnish2
- 9 letters
- vouchsafe
- 10 letters
- contribute3
- 11 letters
- communicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).