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coinherit

coinherit verb: to inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.

Verb

coinherit (third-person singular simple present coinherits, present participle coinheriting, simple past and past participle coinherited)

  1. to inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors

Forms of coinherit

third-person singular presentcoinherits
present participlecoinheriting
past participlecoinherited
pastcoinherited
alternative formco-inherit

Origin of coinherit

From co- + inherit.

Questions about coinherit

What does coinherit mean?
Coinherit means to inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
What part of speech is coinherit?
Coinherit is a verb.
What is the past tense of coinherit?
The past tense of coinherit is coinherited.

Words near coinherit in the dictionary

  1. coinhere
  2. coinhered
  3. coinherence
  4. coinheres
  5. coinhering
  6. coinherit
  7. coinheritance
  8. coinheritances
  9. coinherited
  10. coinheriting
  11. coinheritor

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