bequeath

Meaning

1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
2. To hand down; to transmit.
3. To give; to offer; to commit.

Synonyms

leave

will

hand down

endow

give

devise

leave to

demise

make over

give to

grant

donate

impart

convey

legate

let

let go

transfer ownership of

passing

pass on

propagate

report

reserve

save

teach

tell

transfer

transmit

communicate

draw up a will

bewail

leave by will

forsake

dying

Translations

léguer

legar

nalaten

legar

vermachen

vererben

κληροδοτώ

transmettre

vermaken

heredar

vasiyetle bırakmak

llegar

ورث

dejar

trado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈkwiːθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: biquethen

Inherited from Old English: becweþan

Cognate with Old Frisian: biquetha

In summary

From Middle English biquethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak, to address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”), equivalent to be- + quethe. Cognate with Old Frisian biquetha.