bequeathed

past tense of bequeath
as in left
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 bequeathed The Kenwood painting was part of the Iveagh collection bequeathed by Lord Iveagh in 1927. Gareth Harris, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 Following the funeral, John's sister meets with Oscar and tells him that John has bequeathed his manor upstate to him. Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025 The Wallace Collection, on Manchester Square, bequeathed to the British nation in 1897, houses masterpieces from the 14th to the 19th centuries by artists including Titian, Velázquez, Rubens and Fragonard. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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willed
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  • Pope Francis fervently willed the Acutis sainthood case forward — convinced that the church needed someone like him to attract young Catholics to the faith while addressing the promises and perils of the digital age.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But Carlisle spoke about that balance on March 22, just two days after Mathurin willed the Pacers to a win with a 28-point, 16-rebound performance in an overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Bequeathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequeathed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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