tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows 1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners. 2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). 3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce). 4. To store or house. [Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see STOW.] be·stowa·ble adj. be·stowal, be·stowment n. |
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