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- [dis-her-it]
- /dɪsˈhɛr ɪt/
- /dɪshˈerɪt/
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- [dis-her-it]
- /dɪsˈhɛr ɪt/
Definitions of disherit word
- verb with object disherit to disinherit. 1
- noun disherit (obsolete) To disinherit. 1
- verb disherit to disinherit 0
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Origin of disherit
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English deseriten < Anglo-French, Old French deseriter, equivalent to des- dis-1 + heriter to inherit
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Parts of speech for Disherit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disherit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
disherit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disherit
verb disherit
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- confer — When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- legate — an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
Antonyms for disherit
verb disherit
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
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