bestow

Definitions

1. 1.To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
2. 2.To expend, as money. [Obs.]
3. 3.To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon. Empire is on us bestowed. Cowper. Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. 1 Cor. xiii.
4. 4.5. To give in marriage. I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler.
5. 5.To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.] How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation called?
• What is to give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon. Empire is on us bestowed. Cowper. Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. 1 Cor. xiii called?
• What is 5. To give in marriage. I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman. Tatler called?
• What is to demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obs.] How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen Shak called?