Synonyms of bequeathing

bequeathing

verb

present participle of bequeath

as in leaving

to give by means of a will

having no heir, he bequeathed his house to his local church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• willing
• deeding
• devising
• passing (down)
• handing down
• handing on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bequeathing

As temple members met their gruesome death, documents bequeathing some $7 million to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were spirited out of Jonestown in a suitcase stuffed with cash. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

William inherited the piece after her death in 1997, eventually bequeathing it to his wife. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 June 2026

The Cubs bequeathing the dubious distinction of the sport’s longest title drought to Cleveland. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

Rewriting society’s decision-making Unlike biased pundits who hem, haw and hedge their bets, Web3 prediction markets cut through noise, bequeathing a signal that feeds into pricing mechanisms themselves. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025

The Romans christened it Insula Minor, Lesser Island, as if forever bequeathing it plain-Jane status next to Ibiza and Mallorca, its alluring Balearic sisters. — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023