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bestowal

bestowal

1 7.5
An act of giving a gift or honor in a formal way
  • noun
  • /bɪˈstoʊəl/
  • Formal
: otorgamiento
  • In Vanuatu, the president of the republic and the prime minister are similarly honored by the bestowal of island-specific chieftaincy titles.
  • bestowal of spiritual gifts
  • name bestowal
  • divine bestowal

Examples

  • But did this justify the bestowal of so many honors?

    Academic text (1993)

  • The Van C. Mow Medal was established by the ASME Bioengineering Division in 2004 for initial bestowal in 2005.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Because your bestowal is a gift of life, which is so important for us.

  • None of the other bulls of Gregory contain a similar bestowal.

    Academic text (2018)

  • For the state, the bestowal of the honorific title upon Wang Yulan is a proclamation of her deification.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The bestowal of the prestigious award took place during the ceremony last night.

  • Her bestowal of a scholarship made a significant difference in his education.

  • The bestowal of titles during the festival is a long-standing tradition in the community.

Synonyms

giving
vsbestowal
108 1.1

An act of offering money, gifts, or help to others

is more formal and tied to granting honors rather than general transfer
gift
vsbestowal
31 1.0

Giving something to someone without payment or expecting something back

is formal conferring for honors rather than a simple unpaid transfer
presentation
vsbestowal
  • Formal
13 3.2

Giving a prize or certificate to someone in public

is formal giving but not necessarily public or ceremonial
conferral
vsbestowal
  • Formal
1 7.9

Giving an honor, title, or award in a formal ceremony

is the general formal act without implying legal or technical usage
bestowment
vsbestowal
  • Formal
1 7.7

An act of giving something important like an award or gift to someone

is identical in meaning but appears as a different form in writing
conferment
vsbestowal
  • Formal
1 7.1

Officially giving someone an honor, degree, or award

is the formal act but without stressing official authority

Antonyms

denial
101 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

retraction
5 6.9

Pulling something back, especially a part of the body or a machine

How Formal

investiture
  • Formal
2 9.1
bestowal
  • Formal
1 7.5
presentation
  • Formal
13 3.2
handover
  • UK
13 3.9

Surface Forms

bestowal singular
bestowals plural

Morphology

bestowal = bestow (transparent) = bestow + al

Directly formed from the verb 'bestow' plus the noun-forming suffix '-al', meaning 'the act or result of bestowing'.

Etymology

Bestowal comes from the verb bestow, made of the parts be- and stow, which meant 'to place' and is the same root as the common verb stow. So a bestowal is like 'placing' a gift or honor on someone, which is why it now means the formal act of giving something.