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BEQUEATHS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word bequeaths. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For BEQUEATHS

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acquires
verbv
verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

• win something through one's efforts

• gain knowledge or skills

• gain through experience

confiscates
verbv
adjective satellite

• surrendered as a penalty

verb

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

denies
verbv
verb

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

keeps
verbv
noun

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

• a cell in a jail or prison

verb

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• retain possession of

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

• conform one's action or practice to

• stick to correctly or closely

• look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

• maintain by writing regular records

• supply with room and board

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• supply with necessities and support

• fail to spoil or rot

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• to rear

• retain rights to

• store or keep customarily

• have as a supply

• maintain for use and service

• hold and prevent from leaving

• prevent the action or expression of

• prevent (food) from rotting

retains
verbv
verb

• hold back within

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• keep in one's mind

seizes
verbv
verb

• take hold of; grab

• take or capture by force

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

• hook by a pull on the line

• affect

• capture the attention or imagination of

takes
verbv
noun

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

verb

• carry out

• require (time or space)

• take somebody somewhere

• get into one's hands, take physically

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

• take into one's possession

• travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• receive willingly something given or offered

• assume, as of positions or roles

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• require as useful, just, or proper

• experience or feel or submit to

• make a film or photograph of something

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• conquer by force

• occupy or take on

• admit into a group or community

• ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

• be a student of a certain subject

• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

• head into a specified direction

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• be seized or affected in a specified way

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• engage for service under a term of contract

• receive or obtain regularly

• buy, select

• to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

• have sex with; archaic use

• lay claim to; as of an idea

• be designed to hold or take

• be capable of holding or containing

• develop a habit

• proceed along in a vehicle

• obtain by winning

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

withdraws
verbv
verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from active participation

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• cause to be returned

• take back what one has said

• keep away from others

• break from a meeting or gathering

• retire gracefully

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• lose interest

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

withholds
verbv
verb

• hold back; refuse to hand over or share

• retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

disinherit
verbv
verb

• prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

Alternatives for ACQUIRES

Alternatives for CONFISCATES

Alternatives for DENIES

Alternatives for KEEPS

Alternatives for RETAINS

Alternatives for SEIZES

Alternatives for TAKES

Alternatives for WITHDRAWS

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