bequeathverb [ T + two objects ]
uk/bɪˈkwiːð/us/bɪˈkwiːð/formalto arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death:
Her father bequeathed her the family fortune in his will.
Picasso bequeathed most of his paintings and sculptures to Spain and France.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequest
- codicil
- come into sth
- cut
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- intestate
- last will and testament
- leave
- legacy
- pass
- residue
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- testament
- transfer
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