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单词 rebestow
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rebestowv.

Brit. /ˌriːbᵻˈstəʊ/, U.S. /ˌribəˈstoʊ/, /ˌribiˈstoʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, bestow v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + bestow v.
transitive. To bestow again; to bestow upon a different recipient.
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a1629 T. Goffe Raging Turke (1631) i. i. sig. Bv These signes of honour thus We re-bestow; their power still stayes with vs.
1683 R. Dixon Canidia iv. viii. 28 I rebestow My hearty Thanks, in lieu of what I have receiv'd.
1705 D. Defoe Dyet Poland 8 Oblige the yielding Hero to recant, And re-bestow the hasty envy'd Grant.
1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi III. vii. ix. 97 A fair name vindicated, and rightful honours re-bestowed.
1846 B. Taylor Views a-Foot xl. 323 Why should not America..re-bestow on the world the divine creations of art?
1922 H. Granville-Barker Exemplary Theatre iii. 104 If they find it [sc. an ideal vision of the theatre] they will re-bestow it upon dramatic art with interest, some creatively, some appreciatively.
1977 T. Bareham George Crabbe 64 When news got out that Crabbe was to leave Lincolnshire, the Duke was lobbied to re-bestow West Allington elsewhere.
1995 T. McFarland Romanticism & Heritage of Rousseau p. vii They have tended to direct attention away from the consideration of the personal and the qualitative, and rebestow it upon the socio-historical and the political.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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