bestow

to bestow on sb. a sobriquet

bestowed high praise on the winners.

the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm.

stooping to bestow the presents into eager hands.

sparing in bestowing gifts;

Many books were bestowed on her.

The golden cup was bestowed upon the winner.

I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.

Several fancy gifts were bestowed on the distinguished guests.

such action bestows more éclat upon a warrior than success by other means.

and on a number of poor but honest senators he bestowed the rank of tribune or aedile.

The vower disavowed the vowels. The towboat is stowed with bestowed stone.

We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him.

It is bestowed for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in actual combat against an armed enemy force.

on the other hand, he plowed full speed ahead with construction, determined to concretize his dream of bestowing upon Paris an architecture which, in his personal judgement, was worthy of it.

In fact, the liturgical tradition which the Church has bestowed on us is a vocal, monophonic music composed along with Latin words coming from sacred texts.

What time was left to him, after these thousand details of business, and his offices and his breviary, he bestowed first on the necessitous, the sick, and the afflicted;