Noun
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(law) a gift of real property by will
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gift something acquired without compensation
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heritage,
inheritance practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
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a will disposing of real property
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will,
testament a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
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Verb
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give by will, especially real property
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bequeath,
will,
leave leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
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arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
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organize,
organise,
prepare,
get up,
machinate |
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pioneer,
initiate open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
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mount,
put on fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
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lay put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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set up get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
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sandwich insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
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spatchcock interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
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embattle prepare for battle or conflict
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
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invent,
contrive,
excogitate,
formulate,
forge |
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create by mental act,
create mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
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