Bereave vs Bequeath - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between bereave and bequeath

is that bereave is to deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip while bequeath is (legal) to give or leave by will; to give by testament.

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

(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

To hand down; to transmit.

To give; to offer; to commit.

* (give or leave by will) The verb is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred.