单词 | bequeath |
释义 | bequeath —bequeathable, adj. —bequeathal, bequeathment, n. —bequeather, n. /bi kweedh", -kweeth"/, v.t. 1. to dispose of (personal property, esp. money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece. 2. to hand down; pass on. 3. Obs. to commit; entrust. [bef. 1000; ME bequethen, OE becwethan (be- BE- + cwethan to say (see QUOTH), c. OHG quedan, Goth qithan)] Syn. 1. will, impart, leave, bestow, grant, consign. |
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