Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bestow (-ed, -s), v. [ME; see stow, v.] (webplay: father, feed, force, gentleman, God, grace, lay out, munificent, poor, use).

1. Expose; sacrifice; submit; make vulnerable.
2. Give; grant; impart; present; make another the recipient of; (see 1 Corinthians 13:3).
3. Inter; bury; entomb; enshrine; commit to the grave; commend to God.
4. Place; arrange; organize; set up; (see 1 Kings 10:26).
5. Phrase. “Bestow on”: confer upon; assign to; entrust with; contribute to; (see Isaiah 63:7).