disinherit
Meaning of disinherit
verb
- change one's will or take other steps to prevent (someone) from inheriting one's property.
the Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son
late Middle English (superseding earlier disherit ): from dis- (expressing removal) + inherit in the obsolete sense ‘make someone an heir’.
Information about disinherit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of disinherit is: disinherits.
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Hyphenation of disinherit
dis-in-herit
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- disinherit is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
disinherit synonyms
Meaning disown:
Meaning deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions:
Meaning make (a person or area) poor:
Meaning refuse to accept; reject:
Meaning reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life):
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Meaning drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:
Translation of disinherit
- German: enterben
- French: déshériter
- Italian: diseredare
- Spanish: desheredar
Anagrams of disinherit
Words that rhyme with disinherit
erit, Berit, Piderit, deleerit, disherit, enherit, inherit, preinherit, reinherit, ozokerit, demerit, dismerit, emerit, immerit, merit, overmerit, premerit, promerit, perit, antepreterit, preterit, habuerit, Zerit
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