lavish upon

VERB

give

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord allow award commit deliver donate grant hand out hand over permit present provide sell turn over

STRONG

administer bequeath bestow cede confer consign convey deed dispense endow entrust furnish gift lease relinquish remit subsidize tip transmit vouchsafe will

WEAK

ante up come across dish out dispose of dole out fork over hand down heap upon lay upon let have make over parcel out part with pass down pass out pony up shell out throw in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove hold keep receive refuse reject retain take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide neglect

WEAK

fight hold up refrain withstand

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Argentina's devastated fans, many of whom could not afford the luxury they chose to lavish upon themselves by making the trip to Moscow, must demand a complete overhaul of the national team.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

Who can expect you to banish yourself here and resign everything which the world outside would lavish upon you in the richest measure?

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

As soon as he was perceived by the inhabitants, one of them ran to meet him, and appeared eager to lavish upon him the assistance of which his external appearance showed he had need.

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)

He was young and strong and we fought hard, but after six weeks of deepest anxiety and all the devotion I could lavish upon him, I saw him sink away and leave me.

From In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India by Sheets, Emily Churchill Thompson

The other two lavished upon her all the praise she so richly deserved, the praise all those who remember her still lavish upon her.

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio

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