disinherits

Meaning of disinherits

verb, 3rd person present
  1. change one's will or take other steps to prevent (someone) from inheriting one's property.
    the Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son

late Middle English (superseding earlier disherit ): from dis- (expressing removal) + inherit in the obsolete sense ‘make someone an heir’.

Information about disinherits

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of disinherits is: disinherit.
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Hyphenation of disinherits

dis-in-her-its

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • disinherits is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

disinherits synonyms

Meaning deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions:

dispossess

Meaning make (a person or area) poor:

impoverish

Meaning refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with:

disown

Meaning refuse to accept; reject:

repudiate

Meaning reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life):

renounce

Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:

reject

Meaning drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place:

oust

Words that rhyme with disinherits

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