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   Be·queath

   /bəˈkwēT͟H/

   

   verb

   • 1. leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will: "he bequeathed his art collection to the town" Similar leaveleave in one's willwillmake overpass onhand onhand downcedeconsigncommitentrustgranttransferconveydonategivegive overturn overvouchsafebestow onconfer ondemisedevise
   • ▪ pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else: "he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him" Similar hand downhand onpass onimparttransmit

   Word Origin Old Englishbecwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth).

   Derivatives

   • 1. bequeathal noun
   • 2. bequeather noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEQUEATH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   BEQUEATH meaning: 1. to arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death: 2. to arrange for…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEQUEATH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. verb. If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die . [formal] Fields's will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the sum of twenty thousand dollars. [VERB noun noun] He bequeathed all his silver to his children. [VERB noun + to]

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   verb. leave or give by will after one's death. “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”. synonyms: leave, will. leave, leave behind. be survived by after one's death. give, impart, leave, pass on. transmit (knowledge or skills) see more.

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   Define bequeath. bequeath synonyms, bequeath pronunciation, bequeath translation, English dictionary definition of bequeath. tr.v. be·queathed , be·queath·ing , be·queaths 1. Law To leave or give by will. 2. To pass on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect...

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbequeath verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   bequeath something (to somebody) | bequeath somebody something to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use or deal with, especially after you have died. The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems. Word Origin. See bequeath in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBEQUEATH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   verb [ + two objects ] formal uk / bɪˈkwiːð / us. Add to word list. to formally arrange to give someone something after you die: He bequeathed his art collection to the city of Glasgow. (Definition of bequeath from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bequeath. in Chinese (Traditional) 把…遺贈給… See more.

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   bequeath meaning, definition, what is bequeath: to officially arrange for someone to hav...: Learn more.