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Word of the day
for March 27
bestow v (transitive)
  1. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
    1. (specifically, obsolete) To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
  2. To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give.
  3. (archaic)
    1. To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
    2. To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.
    3. (also reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
  4. (obsolete)
    1. (reflexive) To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit.
    2. (also reflexive) To give (someone or oneself) in marriage.

bestow n

  1. (obsolete, rare) An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal.
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