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bequeath

[ bih-kweeth, -kweeth ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will:

    She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to hand down; pass on.
  3. Obsolete. to commit; entrust.


bequeath

/ b瑟藞kwi藧冒; -藞kwi藧胃 /

verb

  1. law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will Compare devise
  2. to hand down; pass on, as to following generations
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 产别藞辩耻别补迟丑补濒, noun
  • 产别藞辩耻别补迟丑别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产别路辩耻别补迟丑路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 产别路辩耻别补迟丑路补濒 产别路辩耻别补迟丑路尘别苍迟 noun
  • 产别路辩耻别补迟丑路别谤 noun
  • un路产别路辩耻别补迟丑路补路产濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bequeath1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bequethen, Old English becwethan ( be- be- + cwethan 鈥渢o say鈥 ( quoth ), cognate with Old High German quedan, Gothic qithan )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bequeath1

Old English becwethan ; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan , Old High German quethan
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Example Sentences

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The Mount Shasta Trail Assn., which was bequeathed hundreds of thousands of dollars from an anonymous donor who wanted to see access to the falls, tried for years to negotiate with the railroad, Harch said.

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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.

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He appointed more than 140 cardinals from non-European countries and bequeaths his successor a Church that is far more global in outlook than the one he inherited.

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I think that is a problem that they bequeath to American feminism, and it's a real problem.

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When Dolores finally learns Vera has bequeathed her the entire estate, instead of expressing wistful gratitude, she breaks into a rage: 鈥淏***h! That malicious, high-flown, harping b***h.鈥

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