bequeath (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *bequeath*:
VERB	possession	bequeath, will, leave	leave or give by will after one's death

bequeath > pronunciation
Sounds	bihkwiy'th
Rhymes	beneath ... wreath: 7 rhymes with iyth...

English > *bequeath*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Leave or give by will after one's death.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They bequeath the money to them; They bequeath them the money
Example	"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"
Synonyms	will, leave
Narrower	devise	Give by will, especially real property
	fee-tail, entail	Limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
	pass on	Give to or transfer possession of
	remember	show appreciation to
Broader	give, gift, present	Give as a present
Opposite	disinherit, disown	prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
Similar to	impart, leave, give, pass on	Transmit (knowledge or skills)
Similar to	leave, leave behind	Be survived by after one's death
Spanish	abandonar, dar, dejar, entregar, heredar, legar
Catalan	abandonar, deixar, entregar, llegar, lliurar

HyperDic: bequeath