Bestow
Bestow ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Old English bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See Stow.]
1.
To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
He bestowed it in a pouch.
See that the women are bestowed in safety.
2.
To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
3.
To expend, as money. [Obsolete]
4.
To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
Empire is on us bestowed.
Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor.
5.
To give in marriage.
I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
6.
To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun. [Obsolete]
How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in his true colors, and not ourselves be seen?