misinherit
misinherit verb: to inherit incorrectly.
Verb
misinherit (third-person singular simple present misinherits, present participle misinheriting, simple past and past participle misinherited)
- To inherit incorrectly.
- And this incongruence of the inner constitution of man's soul is invincible and universal: his nature is a disordered jumble of misinherited tendencies.1891, Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller, Riddles of the Sphinx: A Study in the Philosophy of Evolution, page 104
- He confessed at the last that he had betrayed the trust of the dead, and misinherited a fortune .1900, Charles Dickens, Andrew Lang, Christmas stories, page 333
Forms of misinherit
| third-person singular present | misinherits |
|---|---|
| present participle | misinheriting |
| past participle | misinherited |
| past | misinherited |
Origin of misinherit
From mis- + inherit.
Questions about misinherit
- What does misinherit mean?
- Misinherit means to inherit incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misinherit?
- Misinherit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misinherit?
- The past tense of misinherit is misinherited.
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