"Gift" was discussed in November 2020. Your comment at the time, Steve, included:
       .......... people who allegedly misuse "gift" ............
Perhaps you weren't as peeved back then.

A post from Reihard, on the subject, included:
The OED defines gift as a verb too besides the noun and gives as examples:
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Daily Telegraph: You can be ... gifted up to £90,000 before you become liable to tax.
J.C. Lees: The Regent Murray gifted all the Church Property to Lord Sempill.


"Give" and "gift" are not interchangeable

To "gift", as a short form of to "give as a gift", is a specific form of to "give", meaning "give of your own volition, without expecting recompense".

A sportsman who, for whatever reason, decided not to challenge for first place could be said to have gifted his opponent the win.

To "give", as in the sense of "pass to me" something that I already owned, such as:
      "Could you give me my coat, please"
would not be to "gift".

DC