Synonyms of the word bestow


BESTOWADD - ALTER - AWARD - BRING - CHANGE - CONFER - CONTRIBUTE - GIVE - IMPART - LEND - MODIFY - PRESENT

bestow

  • v. (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
  • v. (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
  • v. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) (transitive) To…
  • v. (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone or something, especially…
  • v. (transitive) To give in marriage.
  • v. (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
  • v. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) (transitive, obsolete)…

add

  • v. (transitive) To join or unite, (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase…
  • v. To sum up; to put together mentally.
  • v. (transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
  • v. (transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
  • v. (transitive) To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.
  • v. (intransitive) To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase.
  • v. (intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
  • n. (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
  • n. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.

alter

  • v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
  • v. (intransitive) To become different.
  • v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
  • v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

award

  • n. (law) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • n. (law) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  • n. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor…
  • n. (obsolete) Care, keeping.
  • n. (Australia, NZ, industrial relations) A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or…
  • v. (transitive, law) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful…
  • v. (intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.
  • v. (transitive) to give an award (prize) for merit.

bring

  • v. (transitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
  • v. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
  • v. (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
  • v. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
  • v. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
  • v. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
  • interj. The sound of a telephone ringing.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

confer

  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compare.
  • v. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather.
  • v. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute; to conduce.

contribute

  • v. To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

give

  • v. (transitive, may take two objects) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or…
  • v. (transitive, may take two objects) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
  • v. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
  • v. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
  • v. (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
  • v. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
  • v. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of.
  • v. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
  • v. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
  • v. To allow or admit by way of supposition.
  • v. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
  • v. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout,…
  • v. (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
  • v. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
  • v. (obsolete) To become soft or moist.
  • v. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
  • v. (obsolete) To have a misgiving.
  • v. To be going on, to be occurring.
  • n. (uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it.

impart

  • v. To give a part or share.
  • v. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
  • v. To hold a conference or consultation.
  • v. To obtain a share of; to partake of.

lend

  • n. (anatomy, Britain dialectal) The lumbar region; loin.
  • n. (Britain dialectal, of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
  • v. (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be…
  • v. (intransitive) To make a loan.
  • v. (reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
  • v. To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
  • v. (proscribed) To borrow.

modify

  • v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
  • v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

present

  • adj. Relating to now, for the time being; current.
  • adj. Located in the immediate vicinity.
  • adj. (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
  • adj. (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.
  • adj. (dated) Ready; quick in emergency.
  • adj. (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.
  • adj. Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the…
  • adj. Attentive; alert; focused.
  • n. The current moment or period of time.
  • n. The present tense.
  • n. A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other…
  • n. (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
  • v. To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
  • v. (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop…
  • v. (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
  • v. (transitive, now rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.
  • v. (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
  • v. (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
  • v. (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
  • v. (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
  • v. (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
  • v. (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
  • v. (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
  • v. (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the…
  • v. (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
  • v. (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
  • v. (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
  • v. (transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
  • v. (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
  • v. (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.

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