disinherit
verb/ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt/
/ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disinherit | /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt/ |
| he / she / it disinherits | /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪts/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪts/ |
| past simple disinherited | /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪd/ |
| past participle disinherited | /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form disinheriting | /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪtɪŋ/ |
- disinherit somebody to prevent somebody, especially a member of your family, from receiving your money or property after your death
- Are you worried that your father might disinherit you if you go off the tracks again?
- He threatened to disinherit his eldest son.
Word Originlate Middle English (superseding earlier disherit): from dis- (expressing removal) + inherit in the obsolete sense ‘make someone an heir’.Definitions on the go
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