English verb: bequeath | |||
1. | bequeath (possession) leave or give by will after one's death | ||
Samples | My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry. My grandfather left me his entire estate. | ||
Examples | They bequeath the money to them , They bequeath them the money | ||
Synonyms | leave, will | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | devise, entail, fee-tail, pass on, remember | ||
Verb group | give, impart, leave, leave, leave behind, pass on | ||
Antonyms | disinherit, disown | ||