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Bequeath

🔄 Synonyms of "Bequeath"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
leaveverb	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
willnoun	(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.

↔️ Antonyms of "Bequeath"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
disinheritverb	(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
disownverb	(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bequeath"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
willverb	(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
leaveverb	(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
deviseverb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
passverb	To change place.
transmitverb	(transitive, intransitive) To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
bewillverb	(transitive) To will (to); bequeath by a will or testament.
bewitnoun	(chiefly in the plural, archaic, falconry) A small strip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
beteachverb	(archaic) To teach; instruct.
pass onverb	(transitive) To convey or communicate.
estatenoun	The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
begiftverb	(transitive) To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
testnoun	A challenge, trial.
behightnoun	(obsolete) A vow; a promise.
beteemverb	(transitive, dialectal) To bestow; afford; allow; deign.
bestowverb	To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
inheritverb	(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
betownoun	(transitive, obsolete) To bestow; apply.
belawgive	—
betakeverb	(reflexive, literary) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse.