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bestowing

verb

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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