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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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