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Bestow vs Grace - What's the difference?

bestow | grace | Related terms |

Bestow is a related term of grace.


As a verb bestow

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

As a proper noun grace is

(label) , equivalent to english (grace).

Bestow vs Reward - What's the difference?

bestow | reward |


As verbs the difference between bestow and reward

is that bestow is to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place while reward is to give (something) as a reward.

As a noun reward is

something of value given in return for an act.

Send vs Bestow - What's the difference?

send | bestow |


As a noun send

is sin.

As a verb bestow is

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

Bestow vs Occupy - What's the difference?

bestow | occupy | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between bestow and occupy

is that bestow is to apply; make use of; use; employ while occupy is to take or use space.

In transitive obsolete terms the difference between bestow and occupy

is that bestow is to behave or deport while occupy is to have sexual intercourse with.Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966.

Reciprocate vs Bestow - What's the difference?

reciprocate | bestow |


In lang=en terms the difference between reciprocate and bestow

is that reciprocate is to counter, retort or retaliate while bestow is to apply; make use of; use; employ.

As verbs the difference between reciprocate and bestow

is that reciprocate is to mutually give and take something; to interchange while bestow is to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.

Bestow vs Consume - What's the difference?

bestow | consume | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between bestow and consume

is that bestow is to apply; make use of; use; employ while consume is to destroy completely.

Bestow vs Expend - What's the difference?

bestow | expend | Synonyms |

Bestow is a synonym of expend.


As verbs the difference between bestow and expend

is that bestow is to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place while expend is (label) to consume, exhaust (some resource).

Oblige vs Bestow - What's the difference?

oblige | bestow | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between oblige and bestow

is that oblige is to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation) while bestow is to apply; make use of; use; employ.

Equip vs Bestow - What's the difference?

equip | bestow | Related terms |

Equip is a related term of bestow.


In lang=en terms the difference between equip and bestow

is that equip is to prepare (someone) with a skill while bestow is to apply; make use of; use; employ.

As verbs the difference between equip and bestow

is that equip is to furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc; -- said especially of ships and of troops dryden while bestow is to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.

Bestow vs Conferred - What's the difference?

bestow | conferred |


As verbs the difference between bestow and conferred

is that bestow is to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place while conferred is (confer).

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