bestow

This verb carries a heavy weight of formality and ceremony. It is rarely used for casual giving; instead, it suggests a deliberate act of granting a high honor, a title, or a significant gift from a position of authority or abundance. The tone is typically dignified and respectful. When used to describe the granting of a quality or attribute, it implies a natural or divine endowment. In its rarest, archaic sense of placing an object, it evokes a sense of careful arrangement rather than simple dropping or putting.