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 on the Web Many parasitologists have spent their careers amassing private collections from their fieldwork, bequeathing them to the Manter Lab upon their deaths. Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024 Some of those people stayed in Africa and passed the segments to living Africans; others left and bequeathed the diverse alleles to Neanderthals. science.org, 13 July 2024 To date, our system of checks and balances has worked to protect the system of government the founders bequeathed to the American people. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024 Cars, houses, even cows In some countries, often in addition to cash, lavish rewards are bequeathed upon winning athletes, from luxury cars to apartments. Koh Ewe, TIME, 10 July 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 11 Sep. 2024.

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