bestows
Gives as honor
Bestows is the third-person singular of bestow, meaning to give or confer something, typically something valuable or formal.
The word carries a sense of ceremony or generosity—honors are bestowed, titles are bestowed, gifts are bestowed: The university bestows honorary degrees each spring.
What's bestowed usually flows from someone with authority or means to someone receiving a benefit.
Perceiving something as known
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- tributeOffering of respect
medal · decoration · title · laurels · kudos · praise · ceremony · dedication
Effortless beauty of motion
- favorKind act or preference
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- anointmentRitual application of oil
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
consecration · divine · spiritual · sacred · heavenly · holy · invocation · prayer
Awarded funds for purposes
- awardsFormal honors bestowed
- confersFormally gives or awards
- presentsItems given freely
- givesTransfers possession freely
endows · imparts · bequeaths · entrusts · allocates · dispenses · furnishes · provides
Generous giving for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
munificence · altruism · kindness · liberality · beneficence · goodwill · graciousness · selflessness
Gift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- trustConfidence in another
- foundationUnderlying support structure
scholarship · fellowship · estate · patrimony · heirloom · birthright · testament · will
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- commendationFormal expression of approval
tribute · medal · decoration · title · laurels · kudos · praise · ceremony · dedication · merit
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- favorKind act or preference
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- anointmentRitual application of oil
sanctification · consecration · divine · spiritual · sacred · heavenly · holy · invocation · prayer · sacrament
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
gives · endows · imparts · bequeaths · entrusts · allocates · dispenses · furnishes · provides · donates
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
magnanimity · munificence · altruism · kindness · liberality · beneficence · goodwill · graciousness · selflessness · giving
bequest
Gift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- trustConfidence in another
foundation · scholarship · fellowship · estate · patrimony · heirloom · birthright · testament · will · succession
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- giving backdonates, generosity, volunteering, volunteers, selflessness
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
bestowstakes
Captures or acquires
withdraws · revokes · takes away · deprives · confiscates
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