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inherit Definition

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

inherit Related Forms

in·her′i·tor noun

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.

inherit Law Definition

v

To receive a transfer of property under intestacy laws, or as a bequest, upon the death of a relative.

inherit Usage Examples

Object

  • kingdom: I do not read, Blessed are the rich in material wealth, for they shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.
  • throne: When her father inherited the English throne in 1603 she headed south with the rest of the family.
  • predisposition: Some people appear to inherit a genetic predisposition toward epilepsy but in most cases there is no family history of epilepsy.
  • disorder: We also provide care for 1500 patients with inherited bleeding disorders.
  • susceptibility: It is maladaptive to be frightened of everything, so minds inherit a susceptibility to things that trigger the emotion.
  • fortune: I was the eldest son and looked forward to inheriting a large fortune.

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.
  • genetically: What does it mean to say that some diseases are ' genetically inherited ' ?
  • automatically: Won't my partner automatically inherit everything I own?
  • independently: Genes far apart on the same chromosome may be genetically unlinked ( i.e. inherited independently ) but still in synteny.

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.
  • fashion: Identified carrier siblings are then crossed to test whether the phenotype is inherited in a Mendelian fashion.

Preposition: from

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  • java.awt.image: See Also: ColorModel, ColorSpace, DataBuffer Field Summary Fields inherited from class java.awt.image.
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  • javax.swing: JPanel getAccessibleContext, getUI, getUIClassID, paramString, setUI, updateUI Methods inherited from class javax.swing.