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Meaning of Bestow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
bɪˈstəʊ

Definitions

An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal.

obsolete, rare, transitive

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Examples

“The Muſes bacely begge, or bibbe, or both, and muſt, for vvhy? / They finde as bad Beſtoe as is their Portage beggerly: / Yea novv by melancholie vvalkes and thred-bare coates vve geſſe / At Clyents and at Poetes: none vvorke more and profit leſſe, […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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