bestowed

American  

[bih-stohd] / bɪˈstoʊd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bestow.

Other Word Forms

• unbestowed adjective
• well-bestowed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bestowed

bestow ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The awards bestowed by North America's largest critics' group could give movie campaigns much-needed extra momentum as Oscars voting nears.

From Barron's

This was not charity bestowed from afar, but mutual aid.

From Los Angeles Times

The sycophants bestowed with medals and presidential commendations.

From Los Angeles Times

But didn’t I need to exist as my own person in order to do the job bestowed on me when my daughter exited my body seven years earlier?

From Los Angeles Times

These evaluations could affect whether an academic department bestowed tenure on a young professor or promoted an associate professor.

From The Wall Street Journal