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Definition of bequeath :
1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; - said especially of personal property.
2. To give; to offer; to commit.
3. To hand down; to transmit.
Synonyms:
go forth, law, entrust, leave alone, lead, hand down, go away, exit, will, allow for, result, leave behind, pull up stakes, depart, transmit, hand on, leave, pass, pass on, get out, forget, devise, go out
give (part of speech: verb)
dole, present, endow, bestow, expend, render, lavish, send, supply, provide, give, dispense, pay, contribute, attribute, deliver, ration, grant, impart, lend, offer, shower, assist, fund, donate, disburse, pledge, ascribe, allot, allow, furnish, assign, tender, share, submit, help, devote, extend, award, serve, consign
Usage examples:
- If I could but have it just for to- night only,- I would willingly bequeath it to the British Museum to- morrow. - "Prose Fancies", Richard Le Gallienne.
- Let others toil to leave their offspring wealth, we ours the joy to bequeath them this. - "Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation", John Bovee Dods.
- I bequeath it to you. - "Mortal Coils", Aldous Huxley.