DISINHERIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they disinherit ... he / she / it disinherits

Past simple: disinherited

Past participle: disinherited

-ing form: disinheriting

Meaning:

Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

Synonyms:

disinherit; disown

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "disinherit" is one way to...):

deprive (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

bequeath (leave or give by will after one's death)

Derivation:

disinheritance (the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit)