- confer, bestow - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
--1 is one way to award, present
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun bestowment2, noun bestowal1
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- bestow - give as a gift
--2 is one way to give
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun bestowment1
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody