bestowed

[ bih-stohd ]

adjective

1. presented as a gift or privilege; given or conferred:

   As the official addressed them, some members of the audience shouted with joy over their newly bestowed citizenship.

2. Archaic. applied; put to some use:

   If I regarded the present discussion concerning baptism as only about mere mode or form, I should think my time and labor poorly bestowed.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bestow ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·be·stowed adjective
• well-be·stowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bestowed¹

bestow ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

She also features a more natural face than the one of docile serenity so often bestowed on the Queen of Heaven.

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They shared a birthday—July 8—and Nelson always thought that bestowed some sort of personal aura on him.

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She even embraced, indeed capitalized on, the sexist "Money Honey" moniker bestowed upon her.

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That level of hate would never be bestowed upon someone was anything short of a revolutionary.

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Since then, Singh has mumbled along inaudibly, knowing power only as a gift bestowed, not as a responsibility earned.

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He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.

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Their eyes met, and he smiled a friendly, reassuring smile, such as a father might have bestowed upon a daughter.

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He had received the scanty education generally bestowed upon the sons of small yeomen at the beginning of the present century.

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And if the bailee is a finder who has bestowed labor on the article found in good faith, the same rule applies.

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Hence, we leave him at this point, joining heartily in the best wishes and the compliments bestowed upon him by his friends.

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