bequeath

as in to leave
to give by means of a will having no heir, he bequeathed his house to his local church

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Recent Examples of bequeath It’s been a lucky 13 weeks now for Taylor Swift’s massive blockbuster atop the Billboard 200, as the set returned to the top spot in a slow release week after having bequeathed it to Eminem (The Death of Slim Shady) and Stray Kids (ATE), respectively, in the two prior frames. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Collectors who have been active in the market for decades have built up large collections, that will either have to be sold, passed on to family or bequeathed to museums or nonprofits. Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 Our constitutional order has bequeathed us the freest and most prosperous society mankind has ever known. Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024 Suzanne has followed her lead, has also bequeathed her body to the Faculté de Médecine. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bequeath 

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“Bequeath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeath. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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