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to disinherit

to disinherit

1 7.7
To stop someone from getting your money or things you own when you die
  • verb
  • /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt/
translation icon : desheredar
  • What you can do is threaten to disinherit them, but that's about it.
  • disinherit his son
  • disinherit their children
  • threatened to disinherit

Like you can't disinherit your spouse in your will.

Examples

  • Daddy will disinherit me if I don't marry somebody.

    Wheely (2018)

  • She decided to disinherit her son after he betrayed her trust.

  • You do that and I'll disinherit you.

    Grand Theft Auto (1977)

  • My father did not disinherit me, Morris.

    The Heiress (1949)

  • Uncle threatened to disinherit me, friends and family turned their backs... all because of who I loved.

    Jungle Cruise (2021)

  • And he goes to great lengths in order to disinherit his sister from the line of succession.

    The Game of Crowns: The Tudors (2023)

  • And you, nephew, if you were in my will, I'd disinherit you.

    Scrooge (1970)

  • I don't want to disinherit my only child.

    The Heiress (1949)

  • Mortimer, be quick, be clear, or I swear I'll disinherit you.

    Inkheart (2008)

  • The father also changed his will to disinherit his larcenous son, setting up a trust fund for his grandchildren administered by an independent trustee.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

to disown
vsto disinherit
37 5.8

Refuse to accept someone or something and stop having any connection with them

prevents inheritance specifically via a will after death

Antonyms

to inherit
162 3.6

To receive money or property from someone after they die

Surface Forms

disinherit infinitive
disinherited past
disinherited past participle
disinheriting present participle
disinherits third person singular

Morphology

disinherit = inherit (semi-transparent) = dis + inherit

The connection to 'inherit' is clear, but 'disinherit' means actively deprive someone of an inheritance rather than simply 'not inherit'.

Etymology

Disinherit is made of dis- meaning 'not' or 'away' and inherit meaning 'to receive from someone who dies', from a word for 'heir' ('a person who gets things'). So, to disinherit someone is to stop them from getting money or property after you die.