The farmer bequeathed his farm to his son.
SYNONYM(S): devise. b) Figurative: »One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next.
SYNONYM(S): transmit.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
queath — be·queath; be·queath·al; be·queath·ment; … English syllables
be|queath´er — be|queath «bih KWEETH, KWEETH», transitive verb. 1. a) to give or leave by means of a will when one dies: »The farmer bequeathed his farm to his son. SYNONYM(S): devise. b) Figurative: »One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
be|queath´a|ble — be|queath «bih KWEETH, KWEETH», transitive verb. 1. a) to give or leave by means of a will when one dies: »The farmer bequeathed his farm to his son. SYNONYM(S): devise. b) Figurative: »One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
be|queath — «bih KWEETH, KWEETH», transitive verb. 1. a) to give or leave by means of a will when one dies: »The farmer bequeathed his farm to his son. SYNONYM(S): devise. b) Figurative: »One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next. SYNONYM(S): transmit. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
bequeathment — be·queath·ment … English syllables
BE — BE; Be; be·ant; be·aproned; be·a·ta; be·a·tif·ic; be·a·tif·i·cate; be·at·i·fi·ca·tion; be·at·i·fy; be·at·i·tude; be·a·tus; be·bee·rine; be·bee·ru; be·bi·za·tion; be·bop; be·bop·per; be·bouldered; be·bung; be·call; be·calm; be·card; be·casse;… … English syllables
bequeath — be•queath [[t]bɪˈkwið, ˈkwiθ[/t]] v. t. 1) to dispose of (property or money) by last will 2) to hand down; pass on • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME bequethen, OE becwethan=be be +cwethan to say (see quoth) be•queath′a•ble, adj. be•queath′al,… … From formal English to slang
Bequeathment — Be*queath ment, n. The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
