bequeath[verb]Synonyms: leave, bestow, endow, entrust, give, grant, hand down, impart, pass on, will
Contrasted words: disinherit, exheridate
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be‧queath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/
verb [transitive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: becwethan, from cwethan 'to say']
1. to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death
Synonym : leavebequeath something to somebody
She bequeathed her collection of paintings to the National Gallery.bequeath somebody something His father bequeathed him a fortune.2. to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you
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