bestow :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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"

bring, add, impart, contribute, lend

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"

donate, make a donation of

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

grant, award

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"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

give, kick in, contribute, chip in, make a contribution

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

advance, pay in advance

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

leave, give, pass on, impart

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

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

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, re-enforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

advance, boost

v. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

gift, endow, invest, empower, indue, endue

v. give qualities or abilities to

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