bless
- sense 1: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
- bless
- sense 2: confer prosperity or happiness on
- bless
- confer bestow
- award present
- allocate apportion
- assign allot portion
- distribute administer mete_out deal parcel_out lot dispense shell_out deal_out dish_out allot dole_out
- sense 3: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- bless sign
- gesticulate gesture motion
- communicate intercommunicate
- sense 4: render holy by means of religious rites
- consecrate bless hallow sanctify
- declare
- state say tell
- express verbalize verbalise utter give_tongue_to