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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: bestow (0.01211 detik)
Found 4 items, similar to bestow.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: bestow
melimpahkan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: bestow
melimpahkan, menganugerahkan, mengaruniai
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bestow
bestow
v 1: present;
“The university conferred a degree on its most
famous former student, who never graduated”;
“bestow an
honor on someone” [syn:
confer]
2: give as a gift
3: bestow a quality on;
“Her presence lends a certain cachet to
the company”;
“The music added a lot to the play”;
“She
brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”;
“This adds a
light note to the program” [syn:
lend,
impart,
contribute,
add,
bring]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bestow
Bestow
\Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bestowed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Bestowing.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
Stow.]
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
to place; to put.
“He bestowed it in a pouch.” --Sir W.
Scott.
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See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.
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2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
occupation.
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3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
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4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
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Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper.
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Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
Cor. xiii. 3.
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5. To give in marriage.
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I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
--Tatler.
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6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
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How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
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Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
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