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Verb: disinherit  `dis-in'he-rit
  1. Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
    "You cannot disinherit a child simply by failing to mention that child in your will"
    - disown

Derived forms: disinherited, disinherits, disinheriting

See also: disinheritance

Type of: deprive

Antonym: bequeath

Encyclopedia: Disinherit

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