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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bequeath \Be*queath"\ (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen,
     AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +
     cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
     1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said
        especially of personal property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
              me.                                   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To hand down; to transmit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
                                                    --Glanvill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To whom, with all submission, on my knee
              I do bequeath my faithful services
              And true subjection everlastingly.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
  
     Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
            property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
            used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
            to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
            properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
            of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
            he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
            usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
            embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
            courts.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bequeath \Be*queath"\ (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen,
     AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +
     cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
     1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said
        especially of personal property.
  
              My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
              me.                                   --Shak.
  
     2. To hand down; to transmit.
  
              To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
                                                    --Glanvill.
  
     3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
  
              To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do
              bequeath my faithful services And true subjection
              everlastingly.                        --Shak.
  
     Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
  
     Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
            property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
            used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
            to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
            properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
            of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
            he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
            usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
            embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
            courts.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bequeath
       v : leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
           me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
           estate" [syn: will, leave] [ant: disinherit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κληροδοτώ, αφήνω με διαθήκη, μεταφέρω περιουσιακά στοιχεία, αφήνω,
  παραδίδω κληρονομιά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     vb.
     1 (lb en legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
     2 To hand down; to transmit.
     3 To give; to offer; to commit.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     vb.
     1 (lb en legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
     2 To hand down; to transmit.
     3 To give; to offer; to commit.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     vb.
     1 (lb en legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
     2 To hand down; to transmit.
     3 To give; to offer; to commit.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     vb.
     1 (lb en legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
     2 To hand down; to transmit.
     3 To give; to offer; to commit.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     Englanti vb.
     1 (yhteys myös kuva k=en) jättää jälkipolvi, jättää perintö
     2 testamentata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bequeath
     Engelska vb.
     testamentera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/
  ورّث

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  bequeath //bɪˈkwiːð// //bɪˈkwiːθ// 
  завеща́вам
  to give or leave by will

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/ 
  odkázat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/ 
  zanechat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/ 
  cymynnu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/ 
  cymynroddi 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/
  
  κληροδοτώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  bequeath //bɪˈkwiːð// //bɪˈkwiːθ// 
  1. testamentata, jättää
  to give or leave by will
  2. jättää, luovuttaa
  to give; to offer; to commit
  3. jättää, jättää jälkipolville, luovuttaa
  to hand down; to transmit

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/ 
  1. वसीयत करना
        "She has bequeathed Rs 7 lacs for her grandchildren."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/
  zaviještati

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bequeath //bɪˈkwiːð// //bɪˈkwiːθ// 
  遺す
  to give or leave by will

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  bequeath /bɪˈkwi:ð/ 
    przekazać w spadku, przekazać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  bequeath /bikwiːð/
  1. legar, testar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  bequeath //bɪˈkwiːð// //bɪˈkwiːθ// 
  testamentera, efterlämna, lämna i arv
  to give or leave by will

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  bequeath /bɪkwˈiːθ/
  1. (huk.) vasiyet etmek, vasiyetle bırakmak, miras olarak bırakmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/bɪˈkwiθ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "bequeath":
     abalienate, add a codicil, alien, alienate, amortize, assign,
     barter, cede, confer, consign, convey, deed, deed over, deliver,
     demise, devise, devolve upon, enfeoff, entail, exchange,
     execute a will, give, give title to, hand, hand down, hand on,
     hand over, leave, legate, make a bequest, make a will, make over,
     negotiate, pass, pass on, pass over, sell, settle, settle on,
     sign away, sign over, surrender, trade, transfer, transmit,
     turn over, will, will and bequeath, will to
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 遗赠,遗留;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 遗赠,遗留

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