bequeath

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/bɪˈkwiːθ/(UK)
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/bɪˈkwiːθ/(UK) · /bɪˈkwiːð/(UK)

Definition of bequeath

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
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verb

  1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
    “Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been bequeathed a considerable number with a proud history.”
    “First Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Looks like I already did. You're the sad figment of my twisted psyche's tragic dividend. You're the un-me. I'm the real me. You wanna be me? Second Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants. First Xavier: Hate to break it to you, but I wore them first. Me bequeathed thee the psychopathological hand-you-down. Second Xavier: So you're the one who stained them!! First Xavier: Whoever found it, browned it.”
    “The queen’s longevity always meant that Charles’s reign would be relatively short and therefore one of his most important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince William in reasonable repair.”
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.
    “These young gay men and lesbians were more militant and began to reject advice from the homophile movement to try to "fit into" society, not to make waves, and to rely on professionals and establishment figures to bequeath them social rights.”

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Etymology

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

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