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bestowal

bestowal

1 7.5
An act of giving a gift or honor in a formal way
  • noun
  • /bɪˈstoʊəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : 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

gift
vsbestowal
338 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
15 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
giving
vsbestowal
1 1.1

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

is more formal and tied to granting honors rather than general transfer
bestowment
vsbestowal
  • Formal
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
7.1

Officially giving someone an honor, degree, or award

is the formal act but without stressing official authority

Antonyms

denial
61 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

retraction
4 6.9

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

How Formal

investiture
  • Formal
1 9.1
bestowal
  • Formal
1 7.5
presentation
  • Formal
15 3.2
handover
  • UK
16 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.