
Phonetic: /be·queath/
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition
eave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
“he bequeathed his art collection to the town”
Similar: leave, leave in one’s will. make over. pass on
pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.
“he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him”
Similar: hand down, hand on