bequeath
Meaning of bequeath
verb
- leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
he bequeathed his art collection to the town
Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth).
Information about bequeath
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of bequeath is: bequeaths.
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Hyphenation of bequeath
be-queath
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- bequeath is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bequeath synonyms
Meaning will:
Meaning give up (power or territory):
Meaning deliver (something) to a person's keeping:
Meaning perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act):
Meaning assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone):
Meaning agree to give or allow (something requested) to:
Meaning move from one place to another:
Meaning transfer the title to (property):
Meaning give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity:
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner:
Meaning convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease:
Meaning plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
Translation of bequeath
Words that rhyme with bequeath
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