Bestow
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- There are cards that bestow this effect upon items in the kung-fu/anime expansion of Grave Robbers from Outer Space.
Source: Ancestral Weapon -
In Morrowind, it's also possible to craft pieces of equipment which bestow the Chameleon effect.
Source: Item Crafting -
Classic Cheat Code: By accident; the famous JUSTIN BAILEY code is just a side-effect of the password calculation system and is but one of many codes that bestow Samus with a leotard.
Source: Video Game / Metroid 1
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