bestow

Verbs

  • (v) present
    • The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
    • bestow an honor on someone
    confer,
  • (v) give as a gift
  • (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
    contribute, lend, impart, add, bring,

Synonyms

confer contribute lend impart add bring

Words of close approximity

bestir
bestowal bestower bestowment