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bequeaths

  • present tense form
    of bequeath (3rd person singular).
    bequeath
    verb (used with object)
    to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will.

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The passage of great TV characters bequeaths to their survivors, including the audience, a rummage of questions that end up shaping their journey.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025

Because Bill saw a kindred spirit in Joel as someone who protects those they love, he bequeaths everything he owns to Joel so he can keep Tess safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

Liz Truss bequeaths her successor a party in chaos, spiralling prices, rising interest rates and squeezed government budgets.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2022

To moviegoers, the legacy that he bequeaths is a mixed one.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018

And what love bequeaths to us before we’re born.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides