To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give.
To take on, to take the form of.
To invest (someone) with a given quality, property etc.; to endow.
To put on (a piece of clothing); to clothe (someone with something).