Both Uses of
bestow
in
Antigone
- Or perchance The gods bestow their favors on the bad.†
*bestow = give
- Father, the gods implant in mortal men Reason, the choicest gift bestowed by heaven.†
bestowed = gave
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.