in·her·it

[in-her-it]
verb (used with object)
1.
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
2.
to receive as if by succession from predecessors: the problems the new government inherited from its predecessors.
3.
to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
4.
to succeed (a person) as heir.
5.
to receive as one's portion; come into possession of: to inherit his brother's old clothes.
verb (used without object)
6.
to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it.
7.
to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (followed by from ).
8.
to have succession as heir.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English en(h)erit(i)en < Middle French enheriter < Late Latin inhērēditāre to make heir. See in-3, hereditary

half-in·her·it·ed, adjective
non·in·her·it·ed, adjective
pre·in·her·it, verb (used with object)
qua·si-in·her·it·ed, adjective
re·in·her·it, verb
un·in·her·it·ed, adjective
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inherit (ɪnˈhɛrɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -its, -iting, -ited
1.  to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will
2.  (intr) to succeed as heir
3.  (tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission
4.  (tr) to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor
 
[C14: from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhērēditāre to appoint an heir, from Latin hērēsheir]
 
in'herited
 
adj
 
in'heritor
 
n
 
in'heritress
 
fem n
 
in'heritrix
 
fem n

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inherit
c.1300, "to make (someone) an heir," from O.Fr. enheriter "make heir, appoint as heir," from L.L. inhereditare "to appoint as heir," from L. in- "in" + hereditare "to inherit," from heres (gen. heredis) "heir." Sense of "receive inheritance" arose mid-14c.; original sense is retained in disinherit.
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inherit in·her·it (ĭn-hěr'ĭt)
v. in·her·it·ed, in·her·it·ing, in·her·its
To receive a trait from one's parents by genetic transmission.

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Example sentences
We inherit an unquestioning belief in what our caregivers teach us.
Genetics-some scientists believe that migratory animals genetically inherit
  migratory routes from their parents.
Furthermore, rightly or not, you inherit some varnish as a contributor here.
If you do it wrong, you inherit that problem forever.
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