Verb

(en verb)

To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.

* 1611 , King James Bible, Luke 12:17:

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.

* 1977 , ", HarperCollins, page 358:

Of the Three Rings that the Elves had preserved unsullied no open word was ever spoken among the Wise, and few even of the Eldar knew where they were bestowed .

To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.

* 1838 , Ben Jonson, The works of Ben Jonson :

Well, my masters, I'll leave him with you; now I see him bestowed , I'll go look for my goods, and Numps.

To dispose of.

* 1810 , Robert Dodsley, Sir Walter Scott, The Ancient British drama :

Here are blank warrants of all dispositions; give me but the name and nature of your malefactor, and I'll bestow him according to his merits.

To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.

Medals were bestowed on the winning team.

* 2008 , , Userfriendly.org , “ The Large Hadron Collider Game”

CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.

* 1831 , (Mary Shelley),

Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.

To give in marriage.

To apply; make use of; use; employ.

* 1887 , John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, The Works of John Marston :

[...] I determine to bestow Some time in learning languages abroad; [...]

(obsolete) To behave or deport.

Verb

(lb) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

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*:Then his sallow face brightened, for the hall had been carefully furnished , and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

To supply or give.

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* (1800-1859)

*:His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense.

*1813 , (Jane Austen), (Pride and Prejudice) , Modern Library Edition (1995), p.119:

*:he took his seat at the bottom of the table, by her ladyship's desire, and looked as if he felt that life could furnish nothing greater.