bless

1. v. t. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate Source: opted

2. v. t. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. Source: opted

3. v. t. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons. Source: opted

4. v. t. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food. Source: opted

5. v. t. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). Source: opted

6. v. t. To guard; to keep; to protect. Source: opted

7. v. t. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. Source: opted

8. v. t. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. Source: opted

9. v. t. To wave; to brandish. Source: opted

10. v. give a benediction to Source: wordnet

11. v. confer prosperity or happiness on Source: wordnet

12. v. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate Source: wordnet

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