Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.

They bestow upon him whatever he wishes

deny

The most appropriate antonym of the highlighted word "bestow" is deny.

• Bestow means to give or confer something as a gift or favor.
• Deny means to refuse to give or grant something that is asked for.

The other words are not antonyms of "bestow" because they have different meanings.

• Intensify means to make something stronger or more intense.
• Gift means something that is given to someone as a present.
• Classify means to arrange or group things according to their shared characteristics.