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1. (v.t.) bequeath
to dispose of (property or money) by last will.
2. bequeath
to hand down; pass on.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME bequethen, OE becwethan=be-be - +cwethan to say (see quoth ))
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| Definition of 'bequeath' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bequeath, will, leave
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
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| Definition of 'bequeath' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) bequeath
to give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property
2. (verb) bequeath
to hand down; to transmit
3. (verb) bequeath
to give; to offer; to commit
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Sense: to leave (personal belongings) by will
She bequeathed her art collection to the town.
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 Afrikaans: bemaak |
 Arabic: يوصِي، يورِثُ |
 Bulgarian: дарявам |
 Brazilian: legar |
 Czech: odkázat, zanechat |
 German: vererben |
 Danish: testamentere |
 Greek: κληροδοτώ |
 Spanish: legar, ceder |
 Estonian: testamendiga pärandama |
 Farsi: به ارث گذاشتن؛ از طریق وص |
 Finnish: testamentata |
 French: léguer |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹרִיש |
 Hindi: वसीयत करना |
 Croatian: ostaviti u nasljeđe |
 Hungarian: hagyományoz |
 Indonesian: menghibahkan, mewariskan |
 Icelandic: ánafna í erfðaskrá |
 Italian: lasciare in eredità |
 Japanese: 遺言で贈る |
 Korean: 유증(遺贈)하다 |
 Lithuanian: palikti testamentu |
 Latvian: novēlēt (ar testamentu) |
 Malay: mewasiatkan |
 Dutch: legateren |
 Norwegian: testamentere |
 Polish: zapisać w testamencie |
 Persian: به ارث گذاشتن؛ از طریق وص |
 Pashto: میراٽﭖری ښودنه |
 Portuguese: legar |
 Romanian: a lăsa prin testament |
 Russian: завещать |
 Slovak: odkázať |
 Slovenian: zapustiti (v oporoki) |
 Serbian: zaveštati |
 Swedish: testamentera |
 Thai: ยกมรดกให้ |
 Turkish: miras bırakmak, (vasiyet |
 Taiwanese: 遺贈 |
 Ukrainian: заповідати |
 Urdu: ورثے میں چھوڑنا |
 Vietnamese: để lại |
 Chinese: 遗赠 |
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