Bequest vs Bereave - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between bequest and bereave

is that bequest is to give as a bequest; bequeath while bereave is to take away someone or something important or close; deprive.

is the act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

(en noun)

The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

That which is left by will; a legacy.

That which has been handed down or transmitted.

A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

* legacy * gift * donation

(en verb)

To give as a bequest; bequeath.

To deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip.

To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

To deprive of power; prevent.

To take away someone or something important or close; deprive.

Death bereaved him of his wife.

The castaways were bereft of hope.

(rare) To destroy life; cut off.

* bereavement * bereaver