bequeath
$ \mathrm{bequeath} /bɪˈkwiːð/
verb (bequeaths, bequeathed, bequeathing)
(formal)
1 ​to say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die
SYNONYM leave
bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
bequeath somebody something He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate.
2 bequeath something (to somebody) | bequeath somebody something to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use or deal with, especially after you have died
The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
Word Origin
Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’, of Germanic origin.
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