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bequeath

Syllabification: (be·queath)

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Definition of bequeath

verb

[with object]
  • leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will:an identical sum was bequeathed by Margaret he bequeathed his art collection to the town
  • pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else:he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him

Derivatives

bequeather

noun

Origin:

Old English becwethan, from be- 'about' (expressing transitivity) + cwethan 'say' (see quoth)

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