inherit
/ɪn'hɛrɪt/
verb
7 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Obtain from someone after their death.
“I inherited a castle from my French grandparents”
2
Receive by genetic transmission.
“I inherited my good eyesight from my mother”
3
Receive from a predecessor.
“The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair”
WORD FORMS
Related forminheritance
Related forminheritor
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininheritway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesin · her · it
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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