The difference between Bequeath and Traduce

When used as verbs, bequeath means to give or leave by will, whereas traduce means to malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.


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  1. Bequeath as a verb (legal):

    To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

  2. Bequeath as a verb:

    To hand down; to transmit.

  3. Bequeath as a verb:

    To give; to offer; to commit.

  1. Traduce as a verb (transitive):

    To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

  2. Traduce as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.

  3. Traduce as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate.

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