Word Type

Verb

The word "inherit" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

classical inheritance co-inherit coinherit coinheritance coinheritor composition over inheritance disinherit disinheritance disinheriting disinheritor inheritability inheritable inheritableness inheritably inheritance inheritance powder inheritance tax inheritee inheriter inheriting inheritor inheritour inheritress inheritrix misinherit multiple inheritance noninheritable noninheritance noninherited noninheriting uninheritable

Derived From

inheritance

Etymologically Related To

erf

Context

biology computing programming

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquire get have receive

Manner Of

get receive

Related Terms

bequest characteristic class functionality genetic heir heiress hereditary heredity heritage legal property receive succession superclass title transmission

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.