\Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
{Stow}.]
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
   to place; to put. ``He bestowed it in a pouch.'' --Sir W.
   Scott.
         See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.
2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
   occupation.
3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
         Empire is on us bestowed.             --Cowper.
         Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
                                               Cor. xiii. 3.
5. To give in marriage.
         I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
                                               --Tatler.
6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
   reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
         How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
         his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.