inherit

in-her-it · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To receive property, money, or a title from someone who has died.

  2. 2.

    To receive a characteristic or quality genetically from one's parents.

  3. 3.

    (computing) To derive properties or methods from a parent class.

Related words

Antonyms: bequeath, give, leave
See also: bequeath, heir, inheritance
Synonyms: be left, come into, receive

Etymology

From Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inheritare, from Latin in- ("in") + heres ("heir"). The word entered English in the 14th century.