bestow
verb (used with object)
bestowal
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a word derived from
bestow.
Example Sentences
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When applied to an individual, it’s both a recognition and a bestowal, affirmation of the artist’s contribution to the culture.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
We pointed out that in tribal culture, the bestowal of a name carries with it a duty to live up to that name.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
With the bestowal of the Knopf emblem, the coursing Borzoi dog that has long served as an imprimatur of literary quality, he conferred on a book almost instant cachet.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2019
The went to Michael Lewis, the man who coined the phrase, and conveyed his bestowal of blessings.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2012
To these voting members of the Council must be added 57 Cardinals, and the number might be raised before its opening to 72, by the bestowal of the 15 hats vacant at present.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger
