bestow

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To dispose of.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To give in marriage.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
  7. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.

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