Be-stōw’, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. BESTOWED; p. pr. & vb. n. BESTOWING.] [be and stow, a place. See STOW.]
Sense 1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
He bestowed it in a pouch lined with perfumed leather. W. Scott.
Sense 2. To make use of; to use; to apply.
Thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul . . . desireth. Deut. xiv. 26.
Otherwise the whole force of the war would have been infallibly bestowed there. Swift.
Sense 3. To give, confer, or 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.
Sense 4. To give in marriage.
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler.