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   inherit

   /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

   verb

   • 1. receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder: "she inherited a fortune from her father" Similar become heir tofall heir tocome into/bybe bequeathedbe leftbe willedbe devised
   • 2. derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one's parents or ancestors.
   • 3. receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc.) from a predecessor or former owner: "spending commitments inherited from previous governments" Similar succeed toaccede toassumetake overcome intobe elevated tohave conferred on one
   • ▪ come into possession of (belongings) from someone else: North American "she inherits all her clothes from her older sisters"
   • ▪ come into possession of (something) as a right (especially in biblical translations and allusions): archaic "master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

   Word Origin Middle Englishenherite ‘receive as a right’, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare ‘appoint as heir’, from Latin in- ‘in’ + heres, hered- ‘heir’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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