different between bequeath vs allocated

bequeath

English

Etymology

From Middle English bequethen, from Old English becweþan (to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will), equivalent to be- +? quethe. Cognate with West Frisian bekwathan.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /b??kwi??/, /b??kwi?ð/
  • Hyphenation: be?queath
  • Rhymes: -i?ð or Rhymes: -i??

Verb

bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen)

  1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.

Usage notes

  • (give or leave by will): The verb bequeath is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred (hence the phrase give, devise, and bequeath).

Related terms

  • quethe
  • quoth
  • bequest

Translations

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allocated

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æl.?.ke?.t?d/

Adjective

allocated (not comparable)

  1. Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.

Derived terms

  • heap-allocated

Verb

allocated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of allocate

Anagrams

  • acetaldol

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