bestowal


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be·stow

(bĭ-stō′)
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·stow′a·ble adj.
be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:bestowal - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift]bestowal - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
giving, gift - the act of giving
2. [画像:bestowal - a gift that is bestowed or conferred]bestowal - a gift that is bestowed or conferred
gift - something acquired without compensation
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bestowal

noun
The act of conferring, as of an honor:
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Translations
مَنْح، عَطاء، هِبَه، إنْعامٌ عَلى
udělení
tildeling
veiting
udelenie

bestowal

[bɪˈstəʊəl] N [of title, honour] → otorgamiento m; [of money, gifts] → donación f; [of affections] → ofrecimiento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bestowal

n → an +acc) (of gift) → Schenken nt; (of favour, friendship, kiss) → Gewähren nt; (of honour) → Erweisen f; (of title, medal) → Verleihung f
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bestow

(biˈstəu) verb
(with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone. The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him. verleen, skenk يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِمُ عَلى давам conceder udělit verleihen skænke; tildele απονέμω otorgar, conceder pidulikult andma هدیه دادن؛ ارزانی داشتن myöntää conférer à לְהַעֲנִיק प्रदान करना dodijeliti ad(ományoz) memberikan, melimpahkan veita, gefa conferire a 授ける 수여하다 suteikti piešķirt (nosaukumu u.tml.) mengurniakan verlenen gi, skjenke nadawać conceder a con­feri даровать udeliť podeliti imenovati skänka, tilldela ให้ vermek, ihsan etmek 把...授與(尤指頭銜、獎項等) нагороджувати, дарувати عطا کرنا ban cho 把...赠与,授予
beˈstowal noun
skenking, verlening مَنْح، عَطاء، هِبَه، إنْعامٌ عَلى даване concessão udělení die Verleihung tildeling απονομή otorgamiento, concesión pidulik andmine اعطا؛ اهدا lahja octroi הענקה दान dodjela adományozás pemberian veiting conferimento 授与 수여 suteikimas balva; apbalvojums pengurniaan schenking gave, tildeling nadanie concessão răsplată дар; награждение udelenie podelitev imenovanje gåva, tilldelande การให้ ihsan 授與 дарунок; нагорода سرفرازی ، انعام sự tặng cho 赠与,给与
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