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v. give as a gift

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

v. 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"

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donate

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

vouchsafe

v. grant in a condescending manner

award, grant

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

contribute, give, chip in, kick in

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

give

v. proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"

check

v. hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

reinforce, reenforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

advance

v. develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"

endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue

v. give qualities or abilities to

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