{ "bequeath":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to give or leave by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 )":[ "\u2014 used especially of personal property a ring bequeathed to her by her grandmother" ], ": to hand down : transmit":[ "lessons bequeathed to future generations" ] }, "examples":[ "He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.", "Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Englishwoman has generously decided to bequeath the villa to Sybbie (Fifi Hart), her great-great granddaughter named after Lady Sybil, Branson\u2019s first wife who died too, too young in an early television plot twist that set audiences sobbing. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022", "The state can place a lien on each home, which will have to be paid off when the house is sold or passed on \u2014 greatly reducing what these homeowners can bequeath to heirs. \u2014 ProPublica , 12 May 2010", "While elsewhere in the Islamic world waqf saw wealthy individuals bequeath lands or establish trust funds to support mosques and schools, in Tunisia the practice, known colloquially also as habous, relied on a much broader base. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022", "A minute later, the neighbors were recounting how good each of them had been to the deceased old man and what the deceased had promised to bequeath to whom. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022", "Even if average new daily cases are currently on their way down, the pandemic will bequeath trauma that will take years to heal. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022", "Mothers may even bequeath territories to their daughters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022", "However, attorney Simasko thinks a revocable trust is the best option to bequeath property. \u2014 Tanisha A. Sykes, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021", "The new Waters closet is the curators\u2019 way of thanking the Baltimore icon for his plan to bequeath 375 artworks to the museum. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English bequethen , from Old English becwethan , from be- + cwethan to say \u2014 more at quoth":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th, -\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh", "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th", "b\u0113-", "-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "leave", "will" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003717", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "bequeathment":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": bequest":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th-m\u0259nt", "-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh-", "b\u0113-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222918", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bequest":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": something given or left by will or transmitted from the past : something bequeathed : legacy":[ "made a bequest of his paintings to the museum" ], ": the act of giving or leaving something by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 ) : the act of bequeathing":[ "established at the bequest of a local philanthropist" ] }, "examples":[ "He made a bequest of his paintings to the museum.", "left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The canvas came as part of the bequest from Martha Jackson, a highly influential dealer of abstract art in mid-century America. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022", "Before the 2020 sale, the land had been in the McGinnis family for nearly a century, originating with a bequest to Mr. McGinnis\u2019s first wife, Sammi, from her godfather. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022", "Dulai also asked that a $500,000 bequest from Sarlo be removed in the fall of 2020, so that her actions would not be perceived as an improper effort to receive an inheritance, the complaint says. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022", "Hoy came to Trinity in the middle of a legal dispute over a $1 million bequest from Milwaukee philanthropist Bill Borchert Larson upon Larson\u2019s death in 2006. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022", "The fellowship program is funded by a bequest from the late Fox Point artist Mary L. Nohl. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2022", "The bequest will be used to fund scholarship funds and program support for students from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the University\u2019s Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 May 2022", "First, current law does not treat a bequest as a sale so no income tax is due at death. \u2014 Steve Rosenthal, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "The papers and other items in Leonard Bernstein\u2019s bequest , for example, total about 400,000, Horowitz said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, irregular from bequethen":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "bi-\u02c8kwest", "b\u0113-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "birthright", "heritage", "inheritance", "legacy", "patrimony" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041446", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bequiffed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having a prominent forelock of hair styled upward and backward : having a quiff":[ "A sharp-suited, bequiffed entertainer of the old school, he has a chiselled look and smooth sound that epitomise timeless, laid-back cool.", "\u2014 Melissa Field, Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Australia) , 1 Mar. 2009", "Cash's image\u2014from bequiffed teddy boy idol to mystical man of the world, from ravaged rebel to self-styled spiritual guru, always sombrely suited and booted\u2014was as important as his music.", "\u2014 Alice Jones, The Independent (London) , 26 Jan. 2006" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1989, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "bi-\u02c8kwift", "b\u0113-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204147", "type":[ "adjective" ] } }