pass on
Decline to take
Pass on means to transfer something to another person or group: She passed on the family recipe to her daughter.
It also means to decline or skip: I'll pass on dessert tonight.
As a euphemism, pass on means to die: He passed on peacefully in his sleep.
To pass something on can also mean to relay information: Pass on my regards to your mother.
Stage-by-stage transmission
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- sharePortion given out
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- tellConvey information verbally
notify · update · brief · disclose · report · spread the word · tip off · alert
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- bequeathTransfer by will
- heirOne who receives legacy
- estateProperty and grounds
bequest · will · endow · descendant · lineage · ancestry · traditions · customs
Disease spread by contact
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- transmitTo send onward
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
viral · epidemic · circulate · propagate · disseminate · outbreak · carrier · infect
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- sharePortion given out
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
tell · notify · update · brief · disclose · report · spread the word · tip off · alert · forward
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
estate · bequest · will · endow · descendant · lineage · ancestry · traditions · customs · heritage
contagion
Disease spread by contact
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- transmitTo send onward
- infectiousAble to spread disease
contagious · viral · epidemic · circulate · propagate · disseminate · outbreak · carrier · infect · contaminate
refuse
Reject or garbage
abstain · opt out · turn down · waive · decline · forego · sit out · demur · renounce · bypass
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- legacybequest, inheritance, heirloom, heritage, tradition
- transfer verbsgive, send, share, hand, convey
- getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading
- broadcastair, beam, broadcast, emit, radiate