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| in·her·it [ in hérrit ] (past and past participle in·her·it·ed, present participle in·her·it·ing, 3rd person present singular in·her·its) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb receive something when somebody dies: to become the owner of something when somebody dies, in accordance with legal succession or the terms of a will, or as the result of a bequest or legacy
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2. transitive verb receive characteristic or quality from parent: to receive a characteristic or quality as a result of its being passed on genetically
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3. transitive verb get something from predecessor: to take something over from the person or group who previously lived in a place or did a job
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| [14th century. Via Old French enheriter "make an heir" < late Latin inhereditare "inherit" < Latin heres "heir"] |
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  in·her·i·tor noun |
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