What's the difference between bestow and redress?

Bestow


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
  • (v. t.) To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
  • (v. t.) To expend, as money.
  • (v. t.) To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
  • (v. t.) To give in marriage.
  • (v. t.) To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On the other hand, the expectation that authority will be bestowed by market forces following a miraculous ‘‘transfer of wealth’’ does suggest an alternative route to normal democratic processes: theocracy via plutocracy.
  • (2) It’s one of the social benefits government bestows on the old, like free bus passes and the winter fuel allowance,” she added.
  • (3) The favours Icac found that Macdonald bestowed on his friend included inside knowledge of the granting of the mining tenement of Mount Penny and the expression-of-interest process for mining exploration licences in the area.
  • (4) Obama and Cameron's display of unity on Afghanistan came during a visit in which the US president pushed the boundaries of protocol, bestowing on Cameron a lavish state dinner at the White House and issuing his most enthusiastic endorsement yet of the "rock solid" Anglo-American special relationship.
  • (5) Recipes for " tomato burgers " (bestowing this fruit sandwich with the holy title of "burger" is an affront to cows everywhere), help on undergoing a " friendship divorce ", extortionate travel guides … Goop covers a lot of ground.
  • (6) That theory, however, is not supported by the evidence that is available to me.” Putin's disturbing message for the west: your rules don't apply Read more Though he concedes it is not in itself proof of agency, Owen notes that in the years since 2006, “the Russian state in general, and President Putin in particular”, have bestowed particular favour on Lugovoi, including giving him a medal for “services to the fatherland” while the inquiry was happening last year.
  • (7) West Ham United Accounts of WH Holding Ltd for the year to 31 May 2015 • Ownership David Sullivan 51.1%; David Gold 35.1%; CB Holding ehf 10% • Turnover 9th highest in League £121m , up from £115m in 2014 • Income Match income and football related £20m; Commercial £15m; Premier League & broadcasting £79m; Retail & merchandising £7m • Wage bill Joint 12th highest in League £73m , up from £64m in 2014 • Wages as proportion of turnover 60% • Profit before tax £3m , following £10m profit in 2014 • Net debt £67m • Interest payable £6m • Highest-paid director Unnamed, £646,000 (Karren Brady is the executive vice-chairman) State they are in: The figures for West Ham’s occupation of the £701m, 60,000-seat Olympic stadium , disclosed after dogged persistence by Freedom of Information campaigners supporting other clubs, have confirmed it as the greatest public money bonanza ever bestowed on a football club.
  • (8) While Andrew benefited from the privilege bestowed by a British royal title, Epstein’s ascent is a classic American success story.
  • (9) It's probably just a fire in one of the townships.” Following Torino, Seoul and Helsinki, Cape Town is the fourth city to be awarded the title of World Design Capital, an accolade bestowed by the Montreal-based International Council for Societies of Industrial Design , which charges a hefty fee to honour a different city with its logo each year.
  • (10) Donald Trump abandons press pool again as he plays golf at Florida club Read more Cinque runs the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company whose primary action is to bestow Star Diamond awards, “the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality”, according to its website .
  • (11) The swanky Royal Harbour (a title bestowed on it by George IV in 1821) and marina (where you can get your fish and chips and ice-creams) is right next door and there are children's rides on the beach itself.
  • (12) On August 15, 1991, the Association of Medical Illustrators bestowed its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, on Ernest W. Beck.
  • (13) Astrologers posit that babies born under each sign are bestowed with unique personality traits – rat-year babies are cautious, dragon babies resilient, dog babies intelligent, and sheep babies are considered meek.
  • (14) After all, if you’re going to claim to be the best hockey country on Earth, shouldn’t that title be bestowed at Earth’s biggest sporting event?
  • (15) But let’s not convince ourselves the rest are credible – punishment sensibly bestowed on the scrounging unemployed.
  • (16) Malcolm Turnbull asks for investigation into minister Stuart Robert's China trip Read more A media release issued by China MinMetals Corporation said Robert had extended his congratulations “on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence” and had presented “a medal bestowed to him by Australian prime minister in honour of remembrance and blessing”.
  • (17) The first woman to be awarded the prestigious gong in her own right, the 64-year-old earned a place as one of the most sought-after architects in the world, having bestowed her trademark blobs on cityscapes from Baku to Guangzhou This article was amended on 25 September 2015.
  • (18) The company said the minister had presented Minmetals chairman Zhou Zhongshu “a medal bestowed to him by Australian prime minister in honor of remembrance and blessing” and also “awarded the letter of appointment” of an exploration technical committee.
  • (19) More than mere appreciation of corporeal attributes, ours is a reverence which perceptually bestows a halo effect of associated virtues.
  • (20) The scene is based on the account of Jesus' birth in the gospel of Matthew, though Matthew does not record a mishap whereby the magi accidentally bestow their gifts on Terry Jones in a dress.

Redress


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To dress again.
  • (v. t.) To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.
  • (v. t.) To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
  • (v. t.) To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
  • (n.) The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
  • (n.) A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as, the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy; reparation; indemnification.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The government also faced considerable international political pressure, with the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, calling publicly on the government to "provide full redress to the victims, including fair and adequate compensation", and writing privately to David Cameron, along with two former special rapporteurs, to warn that the government's position was undermining its moral authority across the world.
  • (2) The proposed new law gives victims of violence access to redress and protection, including restraining orders, and it requires local governments to set up more shelters.
  • (3) He made his political base in this western province, which has long felt sneered at: Harper has spent his political career redressing the balance.
  • (4) We deeply regret any instance which led to the Financial Ombudsman Service receiving incorrect or incomplete information from us.” Clydesdale is now reviewing all PPI complaints handled before August 2014 and will pay redress to any affected customers.
  • (5) It has a code setting out the high ethical standards of the best in British journalism, a complaints procedure which is easily accessible and fair, and real teeth to ensure protection and redress for citizens."
  • (6) First and foremost, if there are living victims of torture who seek redress from the British government they must be treated with dignity, no matter how long ago those abuses occurred.
  • (7) Our data appeared to indicate that messages on the four selected health topics were not being properly and accurately conveyed and suggestions aimed at redressing this situation were put forward.
  • (8) Our How to Rent guide helps tenants know their rights and responsibilities, and letting agents are now required to belong to a redress scheme so landlords and tenants have somewhere to go if they get a raw deal.” “This government has kept strong protections to guard families against the threat of homelessness.
  • (9) Dennis de Jong, managing director at UFX.com , said the chancellor “has a lot of work to do” to redress the trade deficit.
  • (10) Half a dozen times now they have produced elaborate redesigns of the old, discredited Press Complaints Commission , each subtly different but none delivering the simple, effective, independent redress that Leveson said was necessary.
  • (11) This concept has huge implications, in particular the need to redress the balance of two generations' legacy of car-based planning: the devastating effect on our inner city areas - which have seen a mass exodus to the suburbs - cannot be ignored.
  • (12) By January 2013, more than 70 Britons had contacted lawyers to seek redress .
  • (13) The right not to be imprisoned without a fair trial has become the centrepiece of respect for the rule of law all around the world, and yet, when Ms Lynch stated at Runnymede that the fundamental principles of the Magna Carta have “given hopes to those who face oppression” and have “given a voice to those yearning for the redress of wrongs,” it was impossible not to think of Shaker Aamer, and others in Guantánamo, also “yearning for the redress of wrongs,” but finding that yearning repeatedly unfulfilled.
  • (14) It said the issues were "major factors in the UK's poor productivity levels", and called for a workplace commission to redress what it said were three decades of misaligned skills policy.
  • (15) This part of the article directs attention to how the courts respond when a physician, aggrieved by an adverse determination with regard to appointment, reappointment, or clinical privileges (credentialing) by the hospital based on medical peer review, seeks redress in the courts.
  • (16) His plan to redress the balance: meeting the Emir .
  • (17) In outlining these two approaches, this article shows how both increasingly attend to the place of the mother to the neglect of the father in the genesis of anorexia--a shift of perspective somewhat redressed by systemic family therapy.
  • (18) Recent surveys show that the public – in Britain, and elsewhere – feel that it may be time to redress the balance.
  • (19) And so it makes sense that there was no redress for her son from a “justice” system that works hand in hand with the police who do the hunting.
  • (20) However the compensation element of the scheme offers no extra redress for clients who may have lost their life savings up to 11 years ago and suffered the knock-on effects to their cost of living, according to information given by the bank’s chief executive on Thursday.