inherit
verbHow many syllables in inherit?
There are 3 syllables in the word inherit.How to pronounce inherit:
Definition of inherit:
- inherit (verb):
- obtain from someone after their death.
- to receive money, property, or a title from someone who has died
- to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
Synonyms for inherit:
accede to
acquire
be bequeathed
be left
be willed
come into
fall heir to
succeed to
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