bestow

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. present (Freq. 4)
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
• Syn:
confer
• Derivationally related forms:
bestowment, bestowal, conferment (for: confer), conferee (for: confer), conferral (for: confer)
• Hypernyms:
award, present
• Hyponyms:
miter, bless, graduate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
2. give as a gift (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
bestowment
• Hypernyms:
give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
3. bestow a quality on
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
- The music added a lot to the play
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
- This adds a light note to the program
• Syn:
lend, impart, contribute, add, bring
• Derivationally related forms:
addition (for: add)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
factor, instill, transfuse, tinsel, throw in
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lend, impart, contribute, add, bring, confer