Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise.
Deut. xvi. 19.
4. Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preÎminent and
special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift
for speaking.
5. (Law) A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any
consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal
property, by an actual delivery of possession. Bouvier. Burrill.
Gift rope (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest
rope.
Syn. -- Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon; bounty;
gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty. -- Gift, Present, Donation. These
words, as here compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to
another out of one's property. A gift is something given whether by a
superior or an inferior, and is usually designed for the relief or
benefit of him who receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or
inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or expression of
kindness. Donation is a word of more dignity, denoting, properly, a
gift of considerable value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some
public institution, or to an individual on account of his services to
the public; as, a donation to a hospital, a charitable society, or a
minister.
Gift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gifting.] To endow
with some power or faculty.
He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity.