Need another word that means the same as “inherit”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “inherit” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Inherit” are: become heir to, fall heir to, come by, come into, be bequeathed, be left, be willed, succeed to, accede to, assume, take over
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inherit” as a verb can have the following definitions:
accede to | Take on duties or office. |
assume | Put clothing on one’s body. Oliver assumed an expression of penitence. |
be bequeathed | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
be left | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be willed | Form or compose. |
become heir to | Come into existence. |
come by | Reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position. |
come into | Come to one’s mind; suggest itself. |
fall heir to | Come as if by falling. |
succeed to | Attain success or reach a desired goal. |
take over | Receive or obtain regularly. |
abundance | (in solo whist) a bid by which a player undertakes to make nine or more tricks. An age of abundance. |
acquired | Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on. |
affluence | The state of having a great deal of money; wealth. A sign of our growing affluence. |
affluent | An affluent person a person who is financially well off. An affluent banker. |
asset | A useful or valuable quality. Growth in net assets. |
assets | Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
birthright | An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture. Free public education is the birthright of every American child. |
congenital | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. A congenital liar. |
dower | A dowry. A dower house. |
familial | Relating to or occurring in a family or its members. Familial traits. |
flaunt | The act of displaying something ostentatiously. His behavior was an outrageous flaunt. |
gene | Genetics a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons it is considered a unit of heredity. Genes were formerly called factors. |
genetic | Of or relating to the science of genetics. Genetic research. |
heir | A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another. His eldest son and heir. |
heiress | A female heir. She was heiress to a 32 million textile fortune. |
hereditary | (of a person) holding a position by inheritance. Hereditary monarchy. |
income | Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. Figures showed an overall increase in income this year. |
inheritance | A thing that is inherited. He came into a comfortable inheritance. |
inherited | (of money, property, or a title) received as an heir at the death of the previous holder. Inherited diseases. |
ostentatious | Tawdry or vulgar. An ostentatious sable coat. |
patrimony | Property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor. An organization that saves the world s cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings. |
plentiful | Existing in great number or quantity. A plentiful year. |
primogeniture | The right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son. |
profusion | The property of being extremely abundant. A rich profusion of flowers. |
property | Shares or investments in property. The president was concerned about the property across from the White House. |
proprietorship | A business or property, etc., owned by a proprietor. The company was established in 1912 and is still under the proprietorship of the same family. |
redistribute | Distribute anew. Their primary concern was to redistribute income from rich to poor. |
redistribution | The distribution of something in a different way, typically to achieve greater social equality. Social justice required redistribution of wealth. |
riches | Material wealth. The riches of the world s waters. |
wealth | The state of being rich; material prosperity. She has a wealth of talent. |
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