bestow
/bɪˈstəʊ/ verb [T] formalDefinition
› to give someone an important present or a public reward for their achievements: He won the Nobel Peace Prize, an honour also bestowed on his colleague.
(Definition of bestow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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