misaward

Example:The prize went to the person who solved the puzzle, and the committee honored him by awarding him the trophy.

Definition:To bestow a prize, reward, or honor upon a person or thing, as by a decree, pronouncement, or repetition; to present a prize to; to recognize the merit of; to pay homage to; to confer a right or privilege to; to give possession of (something that belongs to another), on condition of its being used for a specified purpose.

Example:She was awarded the prestigious prize and her work was justified by the praise it received.

Definition:To make good or just; to vindicate; to maintain or demonstrate the rightness of; to show or prove to be right; to clear, as from any reproach, of suspicion, or wrong doing; to exonerate; to acquit; to prove or specifcally show to be in the right.