The Only Use of
bestow
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- He bore with fortitude her Wait Till I Get You Home ... and returned the hug at long last bestowed upon him.
p. 160.9bestowed = given
Definitions:
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(1)
(bestow) to give -- typically to present as an honor or give as a gift
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in classic literature, bestow can also mean to give more generally or to put, place, or store (to stow) something somewhere.