Bequeath

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.
  • v. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  • v. To hand down; to transmit.
  • v. To give; to offer; to commit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
  • v. To hand down; to transmit.
  • v. To give; to offer; to commit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • . To give away; transfer the possession of; assign as a gift.
  • To give or leave by will; assign as a legacy: more commonly, but not necessarily, used of personal property, in contradistinction to real property, which is said to be devised.
  • To hand down; transmit.
  • To commit; commend; intrust.
  • To give or yield; furnish; impart.
  • Reflexively, to commit; dedicate; devote.
  • n. A bequest.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. leave or give by will after one's death
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    present    gift    give   
    Cross Reference
    transfer    give   
    Hyponym
    remember    pass on    devise    entail    fee tail   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    devise    transmit    give    offer    commit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Heath    Keith    Leith    Meath    beneath    heath    leath    seith    sheath    teeth