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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

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

I have all that wealth can buy and love can lavish upon me, but, God help me!

From Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover by Libbey, Laura Jean

There was no conceivable hospitality these two did not lavish upon their guests.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

You hover and brood over it like a lover and lavish upon it the wealth of uncounted hours.

From Modern American Prose Selections by Rees, Byron J. (Byron Johnson)

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