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in·herit (in her′it)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to transfer property to (an heir)
    1. to receive (an ancestor's property, title, etc.) by the laws of inheritance upon the ancestor's death
    2. to receive (property) by bequest
  3. to receive as if by inheritance from a predecessor
  4. to have (certain characteristics) by heredity

Etymology: ME enheriten < OFr enheriter < LL inhereditare, to appoint as heir, inherit < L in, in + heres, heir

intransitive verb

to receive an inheritance; become an heir

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Alternate definitions:

business inherit definition - business

law inherit definition - legal

medical inherit definition - medical

inherit Synonyms

inherit

v.

succeed to, acquire, receive, get one's inheritance, fall heir to, be bequeathed, be willed, be granted a legacy, come into, derive, take into possession, take over, receive an endowment, come in for*; see also obtain 1.

Antonyms lose*, be disowned, miss.


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inherit Usage Examples

Object

  • kingdom: I do not read, Blessed are the rich in material wealth, for they shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Preposition: as

  • trait: While most cases of CJD are sporadic, some are familial, in which case the disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

Modifying Another Word

  • dominantly: Oncogene inactivation uses the same techniques employed for dominantly inherited monogenic diseases.

Used with why or when

  • when: The support group you inherit when you start attending a new church is more than welcome.

Preposition: in

  • manner: Hereditary haemochromatosis is usually inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and the commonest form is due to mutations in the HFE gene.

Preposition: from

  • java.lang: AbstractMap equals, hashCode, toString Methods inherited from class java.lang.
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