Antonyms for inherit
ɪnˈhɛr ɪtin·her·it

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1. inherit

   Antonyms:
   acquire, earn, gain, squander, alienate, dissipate, bequeath, leave, demise, devise

   Synonyms:
   occupy, possess, enjoy

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1. • Get
   • Receive

Princeton's WordNet

1. inheritverb

   obtain from someone after their death

   "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"

2. inheritverb

   receive from a predecessor

   "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"

3. inheritverb

   receive by genetic transmission

   "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

How to use inherit in a sentence?

1. Stefanie Powers:

   The world that our children will inherit is going to look substantially different, very quickly, than the world we have today. It's alarming.

2. Alexandre Dalloni:

   Children are the future, the planet is also here for children to inherit, so it's those of a very young age which we can teach ... to tell them that everyone is responsible for preserving the planet for the future.

3. Rafael Hernandez:

   The new president will have to create a new political consensus, he won't inherit one, within two or three months, people will be asking why their lives haven't improved.

4. Republican Scott Walker:

   We didn't inherit a lot from our family. We certainly didn’t inherit fame and fortune.

5. Herbert Hoover:

   Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

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