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reinherit

reinherit verb: to inherit again.

Verb

reinherit (third-person singular simple present reinherits, present participle reinheriting, simple past and past participle reinherited)

  1. (transitive) To inherit again.

Forms of reinherit

third-person singular presentreinherits
present participlereinheriting
past participlereinherited
pastreinherited

Origin of reinherit

From re- + inherit.

Questions about reinherit

What does reinherit mean?
Reinherit means to inherit again.
What part of speech is reinherit?
Reinherit is a verb.
What is the past tense of reinherit?
The past tense of reinherit is reinherited.

Words near reinherit in the dictionary

  1. Reinhardts
  2. Reinhart
  3. Reinharts
  4. Reinheimer
  5. Reinheimers
  6. reinherit
  7. Reinholdian
  8. Reinig
  9. Reinigs
  10. reining
  11. reining in

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