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disinherit

[ dis-in-her-it ]
/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /
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verb (used with object)

Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.: the disinherited peoples of the earth.

Words related to disinherit

oust, bereave, repudiate, rob, deprive, dispossess, exclude, divest, disown, neglect, evict, disaffiliate

Words nearby disinherit

disinflate, disinflation, disinform, disinformation, disingenuous, disinherit, disinhibition, disinhume, disinsertion, disintegrate, disintegration

Origin of disinherit

First recorded in 1525–35; dis-1 + inherit

OTHER WORDS FROM disinherit

dis·in·her·i·tance, nounun·dis·in·her·it·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for disinherit

disinherit
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt) /

verb (tr)

law to deprive (an heir or next of kin) of inheritance or right to inherit
to deprive of a right or heritage

Derived forms of disinherit

disinheritance, noun
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