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To give or confer something, often as an honor.

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bestow

The association will bestow its annual award at the ceremony.
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Before a fictional neighborhood cafe changed owners, regular visitors arranged a small evening to commemorate the years it had hosted their reading group. A collection of handwritten thanks served as a tribute to the departing owner, whose quiet work had made the meetings possible. The group would bestow a handmade book of those messages on her at the end.
From Remembering a Shared Place.
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