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bequeath

[ bih-kweeth, -kweeth ]
/ bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ /
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verb (used with object)

to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
to hand down; pass on.
Obsolete. to commit; entrust.

Words related to bequeath

bestow, entrust, impart, leave, grant, devise, will, transmit, commit, endow, legate

Words nearby bequeath

benét, beograd, beothuk, beowulf, bepaint, bequeath, bequest, ber. is., berachah, berakah, berakhah

Origin of bequeath

before 1000; Middle English bequethen, Old English becwethan (be- be- + cwethan to say (see quoth), cognate with Old High German quedan, Gothic qithan)

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British Dictionary definitions for bequeath

bequeath
/ (bɪˈkwiːð, -ˈkwiːθ) /

verb (tr)

law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by willCompare devise (def. 2)
to hand down; pass on, as to following generations

Derived forms of bequeath

bequeather, nounbequeathal, noun

Word Origin for bequeath

Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan
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