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disinherited

disinherited is the simple past and past participle of disinherit.

Meaning of disinherit

Verb

disinherit (third-person singular simple present disinherits, present participle disinheriting, simple past and past participle disinherited)

  1. (transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
    • Excuses for disinheriting people, that we swear we're not making up
    Synonyms:
    cut off

Words formed from disinherited

Questions about disinherited

What is disinherited the simple past and past participle of?
Disinherited is the simple past and past participle of disinherit.

Words near disinherited in the dictionary

  1. disinherisons
  2. disinherit
  3. disinheritable
  4. disinheritance
  5. disinheritances
  6. disinherited
  7. disinheritee
  8. disinheritees
  9. disinheriting
  10. disinheritor
  11. disinheritors

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