"bestow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪˈstəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈstoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bestow.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bestows [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”). The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*h₁epi}} *h₁epi, {{PIE word|en|h₁epi}} PIE word *h₁epi, {{root|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{inh|en|enm|bestowen}} Middle English bestowen, {{m|enm|bistouen}} bistouen, {{m|enm|bistowen|t=to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter}} bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”), {{nb...|bestow, bestowe, bistow, bistowe, bystow, bystowe|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{m|enm|bi-|pos=prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning}} bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning), {{m|enm|stouen}} stouen, {{m|enm|stowen|t=to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.}} stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-|t=to place; to stand (up)}} Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”), {{glossary|intensifying}} intensifying, {{prefix|en|be|stow|pos1=intensifying prefix forming verbs|t2=to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.}} be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-noun}} bestow (plural bestows)
  1. (obsolete, rare) An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal. Tags: obsolete, rare Synonyms: bestowing, bestowment
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-noun-H5C~J5Z7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈstəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈstoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bestow.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bestows [present, singular, third-person], bestowing [participle, present], bestowed [participle, past], bestowed [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], bestow [infinitive]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”). The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*h₁epi}} *h₁epi, {{PIE word|en|h₁epi}} PIE word *h₁epi, {{root|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{inh|en|enm|bestowen}} Middle English bestowen, {{m|enm|bistouen}} bistouen, {{m|enm|bistowen|t=to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter}} bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”), {{nb...|bestow, bestowe, bistow, bistowe, bystow, bystowe|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{m|enm|bi-|pos=prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning}} bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning), {{m|enm|stouen}} stouen, {{m|enm|stowen|t=to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.}} stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*steh₂-|t=to place; to stand (up)}} Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”), {{glossary|intensifying}} intensifying, {{prefix|en|be|stow|pos1=intensifying prefix forming verbs|t2=to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.}} be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-verb}} bestow (third-person singular simple present bestows, present participle bestowing, simple past and past participle bestowed) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1}}
  1. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-cwelX7xY
  2. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
    (specifically, obsolete) To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
    Tags: obsolete, specifically, transitive Synonyms: lay out
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-F0zaKS0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2
  3. To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give. Tags: transitive Translations (to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour): 𒁀 (qiāšu, BA) (Akkadian), dhuroj (Albanian), أَنْعَمَ (ʔanʕama) (Arabic), даря́вам (darjávam) (Bulgarian), atorgar (Catalan), concedir (Catalan), conferir (Catalan), 賜給 (Chinese Mandarin), 赐给 (cìgěi, sìgěi) (Chinese Mandarin), propůjčit [perfective] (Czech), udělit (Czech), anbringe (Danish), skænke (Danish), schenken (Dutch), toekennen (Dutch), lahjoittaa (Finnish), myöntää (Finnish), ojentaa (Finnish), suoda (Finnish), accorder (French), conférer (note: in some formulations only) (French), décerner (French), remettre (French), ბოძება (boʒeba) (Georgian), ჩუქება (čukeba) (Georgian), დაჯილდოვება (daǯildoveba) (Georgian), მიცემა (micema) (Georgian), მინიჭება (minič̣eba) (Georgian), ძღვნა (ʒɣvna) (Georgian), beehren mit (German), beschenken mit (German), schenken (German), verehren mit (German), verleihen (German), απονέμω (aponémo) (Greek), reifa (Icelandic), accordar (Interlingua), conceder (Interlingua), conferer (Interlingua), conferire (english: honours) (Italian), donare (Italian), elargire (english: gifts) (Italian), insignire (Italian), dono (Latin), dovanoti (Lithuanian), да́рува (dáruva) (Macedonian), whakawhiwhi (Maori), forære (Norwegian), skjenke (Norwegian), acordar (Occitan), conferir (Occitan), conceder (Portuguese), conferir (Portuguese), дари́ть (darítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подари́ть (podarítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), дарова́ть (darovátʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), преподноси́ть (prepodnosítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), преподнести́ (prepodnestí) [perfective] (Russian), вруча́ть (vručátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вручи́ть (vručítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), жа́ловать (žálovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пожа́ловать (požálovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ददाति (dadāti) (Sanskrit), даро̀вати [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), poklòniti [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), daròvati [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), poklòniti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), acordar (Spanish), conceder (Spanish), conferir (Spanish), obsequiar (Spanish), sunmak (Turkish), дарува́ти (daruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), наділи́ти (nadilýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), наділя́ти (nadiljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-uCE5PAFw Disambiguation of 'to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour': 2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2
  4. (archaic)
    To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.
    Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation): asettaa (Finnish), sijoittaa (Finnish), disposer de (French), dispor de (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-3wyq5cql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2 Disambiguation of 'to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation': 1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1
  5. (archaic)
    To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.
    Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow): depositar (Catalan), emmagatzemar (Catalan), estibar (Catalan), uložit [perfective] (Czech), uschovat [perfective] (Czech), uskladnit [perfective] (Czech), panna (Finnish), piilottaa (Finnish), varastoida (Finnish), einlagern (German), verstauen (German), collocare (Italian), depositare (Italian), immagazzinare (Italian), чу́ва (čúva) (Macedonian), armazenar (Portuguese), храни́ть (xranítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), depositar (Spanish), estibar (Spanish), guardar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-UuYGRkWH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2 Disambiguation of 'to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow': 2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1
  6. (archaic)
    (also reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.
    Tags: also, archaic, reflexive, transitive Synonyms: house, put up Translations (to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation): allotjar (Catalan), ubytovat [perfective] (Czech), majoittaa (Finnish), unterbringen (German), alloggiare (Italian), сме́сти (smésti) (Macedonian), alojar (Portuguese), расквартиро́вывать (raskvartiróvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расквартиро́вать (raskvartiróvatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), размеща́ть (razmeščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), размести́ть (razmestítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), alojar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-T3-uao0Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2 Disambiguation of 'to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation': 2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7
  7. (obsolete)
    (reflexive) To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit.
    Tags: obsolete, reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-Ll3A9FGU
  8. (obsolete)
    (also reflexive) To give (someone or oneself) in marriage.
    Tags: also, obsolete, reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-bestow-en-verb-YFAgE0WE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bestowable, bestowage [obsolete, rare], bestowal, bestowed [adjective], bestower, bestowing [noun], bestowment Related terms: misstowed, stow, stowable, stowage, stow away, stowaway, stower, stowing [noun], unstow Translations (to apply or make use of (someone or something)): fer servir (Catalan), utilitzar (Catalan), použít [perfective] (Czech), upotřebit [perfective] (Czech), využít [perfective] (Czech), käyttää (Finnish), consacrer (French), verwenden (German), applicare (Italian), usare (Italian), иско́ристи (iskóristi) (Macedonian), упо́треби (upótrebi) (Macedonian), whakamahi (Maori), usar (Portuguese), испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), употребля́ть (upotrebljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), употреби́ть (upotrebítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), utilizar (Spanish), ви́користати (výkorystaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), використо́вувати (vykorystóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), вжи́ти (vžýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), вжива́ти (vžyváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'to apply or make use of (someone or something)': 48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1734 September, “From Richmond Park. A Poem.”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer, London: […] F. Jefferies, […], →OCLC, page 505, column 1",
          "text": "Richmond, thy purling ſtreams and pleaſing ſhades, / Might claim the chorus of Aonian maids; / VVhere e’en Apollo might his hours beſtovv, / By turns employ his lyre, by turns his bovv, / VVhere all the pleaſures dvvell, vvhich poets feign / On fair Arcadia’s fields or Tempe’s plain.",
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          "name": "English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.",
        "To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-F0zaKS0b",
      "links": [
        [
          "apply",
          "apply"
        ],
        [
          "make use",
          "make use"
        ],
        [
          "employ",
          "employ#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "expend",
          "expend"
        ],
        [
          "spend",
          "spend#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.",
        "(specifically, obsolete) To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lay out"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "specifically",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Medals were bestowed on the winning team.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 September 28, Illiad [pseudonym; J. D. Frazer], “The Large Hadron Collider Game: Or ‘Why Science is Hard and Getting People to Fund It is Harder’”, in User Friendly (webcomic), archived from the original on 2022-02-25",
          "text": "CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-uCE5PAFw",
      "links": [
        [
          "impart",
          "impart"
        ],
        [
          "gratuitously",
          "gratuitously"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "honour",
          "honour#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "confer",
          "confer"
        ],
        [
          "give",
          "give#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "akk",
          "lang": "Akkadian",
          "roman": "qiāšu, BA",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "𒁀"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "dhuroj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔanʕama",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "أَنْعَمَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "darjávam",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "даря́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "atorgar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "concedir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "賜給"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cìgěi, sìgěi",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "赐给"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "propůjčit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "udělit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "anbringe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "skænke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "schenken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "toekennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "lahjoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "myöntää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "ojentaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "suoda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "accorder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "note": "in some formulations only",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conférer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "décerner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "remettre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "boʒeba",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "ბოძება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "čukeba",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "ჩუქება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "daǯildoveba",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "დაჯილდოვება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "micema",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "მიცემა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "minič̣eba",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "მინიჭება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒɣvna",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "ძღვნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "beehren mit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "beschenken mit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "schenken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "verehren mit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "verleihen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aponémo",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "απονέμω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "reifa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "accordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conceder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "english": "honours",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "donare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "english": "gifts",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "elargire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "insignire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "dono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "dovanoti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dáruva",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "да́рува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "whakawhiwhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "forære"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "skjenke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "acordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conceder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "darítʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "дари́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podarítʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подари́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "darovátʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "дарова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prepodnosítʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "преподноси́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prepodnestí",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "преподнести́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vručátʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вруча́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vručítʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вручи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žálovatʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "жа́ловать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "požálovatʹ",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пожа́ловать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "dadāti",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "ददाति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "даро̀вати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "poklòniti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "daròvati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "poklòniti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "acordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conceder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "conferir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "obsequiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "word": "sunmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "daruváty",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "дарува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nadilýty",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "наділи́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nadiljáty",
          "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наділя́ти"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-3wyq5cql",
      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "dispose",
          "dispose#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic)",
        "To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
          "word": "asettaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
          "word": "sijoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
          "word": "disposer de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
          "word": "dispor de"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-UuYGRkWH",
      "links": [
        [
          "deposit",
          "deposit#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "safekeeping",
          "safekeeping"
        ],
        [
          "lay up",
          "lay up"
        ],
        [
          "store",
          "store#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "stow",
          "stow#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic)",
        "To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "depositar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "emmagatzemar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "estibar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uložit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uschovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uskladnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "panna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "piilottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "varastoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "einlagern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "verstauen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "collocare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "depositare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "immagazzinare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čúva",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "чу́ва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "armazenar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xranítʹ",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "храни́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "depositar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "estibar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
          "word": "guardar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-T3-uao0Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
        ],
        [
          "accommodation",
          "accommodation"
        ],
        [
          "find",
          "find#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "quarters",
          "quarters#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "lodge",
          "lodge#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "quarter",
          "quarter#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic)",
        "(also reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "house"
        },
        {
          "word": "put up"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "archaic",
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "allotjar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ubytovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "majoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "unterbringen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "alloggiare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "smésti",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "сме́сти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "alojar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raskvartiróvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "расквартиро́вывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raskvartiróvatʹ",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "расквартиро́вать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razmeščátʹ",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "размеща́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razmestítʹ",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "размести́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
          "word": "alojar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-Ll3A9FGU",
      "links": [
        [
          "behave",
          "behave"
        ],
        [
          "conduct",
          "conduct#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "acquit",
          "acquit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete)",
        "(reflexive) To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To give (someone or oneself) in marriage."
      ],
      "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-YFAgE0WE",
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete)",
        "(also reflexive) To give (someone or oneself) in marriage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "obsolete",
        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊ"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "fer servir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "utilitzar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "použít"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upotřebit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "využít"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "consacrer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "verwenden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "applicare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "usare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "iskóristi",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "иско́ристи"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "upótrebi",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "упо́треби"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "whakamahi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "usar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́льзовать"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "употребля́ть"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebítʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "употреби́ть"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "utilizar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výkorystaty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́користати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykorystóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "використо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžýty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжи́ти"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžyváty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжива́ти"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*h₁epi"
      },
      "expansion": "*h₁epi",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "h₁epi"
      },
      "expansion": "PIE word\n *h₁epi",
      "name": "PIE word"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "verb",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "bestowen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bestowen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bistouen"
      },
      "expansion": "bistouen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bistowen",
        "t": "to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter"
      },
      "expansion": "bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”)",
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      "word": "stowable"
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      "word": "stowage"
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          "ref": "1734 September, “From Richmond Park. A Poem.”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer, London: […] F. Jefferies, […], →OCLC, page 505, column 1",
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          "use",
          "use#Verb"
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        "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.",
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          "employ",
          "employ#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money#Noun"
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        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose#Noun"
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        [
          "expend",
          "expend"
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        [
          "spend",
          "spend#Verb"
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      ],
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        "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "lay out"
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          "text": "Medals were bestowed on the winning team.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008 September 28, Illiad [pseudonym; J. D. Frazer], “The Large Hadron Collider Game: Or ‘Why Science is Hard and Getting People to Fund It is Harder’”, in User Friendly (webcomic), archived from the original on 2022-02-25",
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        "To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give."
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          "present",
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        [
          "gift",
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          "honour",
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          "confer",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of."
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        [
          "put",
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        [
          "situation",
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          "dispose",
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        "(archaic)",
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      ],
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        "archaic",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow."
      ],
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          "safekeeping",
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          "store",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter."
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        "(archaic)",
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit."
      ],
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          "conduct",
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        [
          "acquit",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To give (someone or oneself) in marriage."
      ],
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          "give",
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        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete)",
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      ],
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        "also",
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        "reflexive",
        "transitive"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "fer servir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "utilitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "použít"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "upotřebit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "využít"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "käyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "consacrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "verwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "applicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "usare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "iskóristi",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "иско́ристи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "upótrebi",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "упо́треби"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "whakamahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "usar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "испо́льзовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebljátʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "употребля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upotrebítʹ",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "употреби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "word": "utilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výkorystaty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́користати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykorystóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "використо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžýty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vžyváty",
      "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вжива́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "roman": "qiāšu, BA",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "𒁀"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "dhuroj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔanʕama",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "أَنْعَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "darjávam",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "даря́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "atorgar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "concedir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "賜給"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cìgěi, sìgěi",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "赐给"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "propůjčit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "udělit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "anbringe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "skænke"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "schenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "toekennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "lahjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "myöntää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "ojentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "suoda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "accorder"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "in some formulations only",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conférer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "décerner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "remettre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "boʒeba",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "ბოძება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čukeba",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "ჩუქება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daǯildoveba",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "დაჯილდოვება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "micema",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "მიცემა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "minič̣eba",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "მინიჭება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒɣvna",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "ძღვნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "beehren mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "beschenken mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "schenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "verehren mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "verleihen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aponémo",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "απονέμω"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "reifa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "accordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "honours",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "donare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "gifts",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "elargire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "insignire"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "dono"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "dovanoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dáruva",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "да́рува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "whakawhiwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "forære"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "skjenke"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "acordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "darítʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дари́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podarítʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подари́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "darovátʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "дарова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prepodnosítʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "преподноси́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prepodnestí",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "преподнести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vručátʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вруча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vručítʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вручи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žálovatʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жа́ловать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "požálovatʹ",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пожа́ловать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dadāti",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "ददाति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "даро̀вати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "poklòniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "daròvati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "poklòniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "acordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conceder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "conferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "obsequiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "word": "sunmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "daruváty",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дарува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nadilýty",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "наділи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nadiljáty",
      "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наділя́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
      "word": "asettaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
      "word": "sijoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
      "word": "disposer de"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation",
      "word": "dispor de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "depositar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "emmagatzemar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "estibar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uložit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uschovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uskladnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "panna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "piilottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "varastoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "einlagern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "verstauen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "collocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "depositare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "immagazzinare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čúva",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "чу́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "armazenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xranítʹ",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "храни́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "depositar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "estibar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow",
      "word": "guardar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "allotjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ubytovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "majoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "unterbringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "alloggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "smésti",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "сме́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "alojar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskvartiróvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расквартиро́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskvartiróvatʹ",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расквартиро́вать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "размеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmestítʹ",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "размести́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation",
      "word": "alojar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestow"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁epi",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms prefixed with be-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English transitive verbs",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊ/2 syllables"
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      "name": "l"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "PIE word\n *h₁epi",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "root"
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        "3": "bestowen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bestowen",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bistouen"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bistowen",
        "t": "to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter"
      },
      "expansion": "bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”)",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bestow, bestowe, bistow, bistowe, bystow, bystowe",
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      "expansion": "[and other forms]",
      "name": "nb..."
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning)",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "stouen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "t": "to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc."
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      "expansion": "stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*steh₂-",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
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        "3": "stow",
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        "t2": "to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc."
      },
      "expansion": "be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”)",
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      "args": {
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    {
      "form": "bestows",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal."
      ],
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        ],
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          "presenting",
          "present#Verb"
        ],
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          "gift",
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        ],
        [
          "honour",
          "honour#Noun"
        ],
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          "bestowal",
          "bestowal"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, rare) An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bestowing"
        },
        {
          "word": "bestowment"
        }
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        "rare"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-əʊ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestow"
}

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