disinherit
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disinherit
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English disenheriten, equivalent to dis- + inherit.
verb disinherits · disinheriting · disinherited
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To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
Excuses for disinheriting people, that we swear we're not making up
Similar: cut off
Translations
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verb to exclude from inheritance
| Español | desheredar |
|---|---|
| Português | deserdar |
| Français | déshériter |
| Deutsch | enterben |
| Italiano | diseredare |
| Ελληνικά | αποκληρώνω apokliróno |
| Русский | лиши́ть насле́дства lišítʹ naslédstva |
| العربية | حَرَمَ مِنَ ٱلْوَرَاثَة ḥarama mina l-warāṯa |
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title = {disinherit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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