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to bequeath
01
to give personal property to someone through a legal instrument, typically after one's death
Ditransitive: to bequeath personal property to sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bequeath
3rd person singular
bequeaths
Past simple
bequeathed
Past participle
bequeathed
Examples
She decided to bequeath her family heirlooms to her grandchildren, ensuring they would stay within the family.
