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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for bequeath:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
bequeath
    v 1: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt
         bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his
         entire estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant:
         disinherit, disown]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
            me.                                   --Shak.
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   2. To hand down; to transmit.
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            To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
                                                  --Glanvill.
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   3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
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            To whom, with all submission, on my knee
            I do bequeath my faithful services
            And true subjection everlastingly.    --Shak.
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   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.
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