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Related terms for 'inherit': an accident of birth, be descended from, beneficiary, bequeath, bequeather, bequest, birthright, claimant, come down to. 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receivepropertyfromsomeonewhohasdiedRelatedterms: Inheritance,inheritingandheritage55relatedwordsanaccidentofbirthbedescendedfrombeneficiarybequeathbequeatherbequestbirthrightclaimantcomedowntocomeintocometocutoffdevisedeviseedevisordevolvetodisinheritdownentailescheatestateexecutefromfathertosonheirheirapparentheiressheirloomhereditamenthereditaryheritableinheritanceinheritancelawinheritedinheritorintestacyintestateleavelegacylegateelettersofadministrationpatrimonyposterityprimogenitureprobateprobateregistryresiduesettlesomeone’sestatesomethingisinyourbloodsomethingrunsinthe​/​someone’sfamilytestamenttestamentarilytestamentarytestatortestatrixwillPreviousNextreceivepositionorrightfromdeadrelativeRelatedterms: Inheritance,inheritingandheritage55relatedwordsanaccidentofbirthbedescendedfrombeneficiarybequeathbequeatherbequestbirthrightclaimantcomedowntocomeintocometocutoffdevisedeviseedevisordevolvetodisinheritdownentailescheatestateexecutefromfathertosonheirheirapparentheiressheirloomhereditamenthereditaryheritableinheritanceinheritancelawinheritedinheritorintestacyintestateleavelegacylegateelettersofadministrationpatrimonyposterityprimogenitureprobateprobateregistryresiduesettlesomeone’sestatesomethingisinyourbloodsomethingrunsinthe​/​someone’sfamilytestamenttestamentarilytestamentarytestatortestatrixwillPreviousNexthavepersonalityorappearanceofparentRelatedterms: Inheritance,inheritingandheritage55relatedwordsanaccidentofbirthbedescendedfrombeneficiarybequeathbequeatherbequestbirthrightclaimantcomedowntocomeintocometocutoffdevisedeviseedevisordevolvetodisinheritdownentailescheatestateexecutefromfathertosonheirheirapparentheiressheirloomhereditamenthereditaryheritableinheritanceinheritancelawinheritedinheritorintestacyintestateleavelegacylegateelettersofadministrationpatrimonyposterityprimogenitureprobateprobateregistryresiduesettlesomeone’sestatesomethingisinyourbloodsomethingrunsinthe​/​someone’sfamilytestamenttestamentarilytestamentarytestatortestatrixwillPreviousNext havebiologicalfeatureofparentRelatedterms: Genesandgenetics57relatedwordsallelecarriercarrychromosomeclonecloningcrosscross-fertilisecross-fertilizationcross-fertilizedeoxyribonucleicacidDNADNAfingerprintingdominantdoublehelixgenegeneeditinggenepoolgenetherapygeneticgeneticallygeneticallymodifiedgeneticcodegeneticengineeringgeneticfingerprintinggeneticistgeneticmodificationgeneticprofilinggeneticsgeneticscreeninggenomegenotypeGMGMOhardwiredhereditaryheredityheterozygoushomozygousinheritanceinheritedlocusmutagenmutantmutatemutationpassonrecessivereproductivecloningsequencesexchromosometelomeretherapeuticcloningtransgenicvectorX-chromosomeY-chromosomePreviousNexthaveresponsibilityofsomeonewhohasleftSynonyms: Toberesponsibleforsomethinganswerforacceptcarryaccept​/​facetheconsequencesbemeanttodosomethingbeartheresponsibilitytakecharge(of)taketheleadbe​/​feelobligatedtodosomethingspeakfor15morewordsbe​/​feelhonourboundtodosomethingberesponsibletosomeonecarrythecanhandlehavehaveaduty​/​responsibility​/​obligationetc(todosomething)havealottoanswerforleaninoweyourallegiance​/​loyalty​/​obediencetopaythepenalty​/​priceforsomethingpickuptheballandrunwithitrelieveofsponsorstepuptotheplatetakeonPreviousNextgetsomethingfromsomeonewhohasleftSynonyms: Togetsomethingorsomeonegetcomebyacceptobtaingainderivegettogetherbringfind46morewordsaccrueacquireavailbagbludgebuycapturechiselcopearnexactextractfallintosomeone’shandsfinessegetholdofsomethingget​/​layyourhandsonsomethinggrabharvesthavehit​/​strikepaydirthooveruplandmoochnabnetponceoffprocurereapreceivereclaimreunitescoopscoopupscroungesecuresnatchsnatchsomethingfromsomeone’sgraspsourcetaketakeouttakepossession(of)tapthrowtogetherwanglewrestwringsomethingoutof​/​fromPreviousNext havebeliefortraditionfromthepastSynonyms: Tohaveanopinionoropinionsthinkbelieveinsayconsiderholdinclinereckonhaveamindofyourownknowbestview24morewordsaccreditascribetoattributetobelievedeemespousefancyfeelgivesomeonecreditforsomethinghavehaveanaxetogrindleanlookonpresumeput​/​placeapremiumonsomethingsaysomethingtoyourselfscentbloodsmellaratstandstereotypesuspecttakethinkpositivelythinkthebest​/​worstofsomeonePreviousNext Topicsfor“inherit” Inheritance,inheritingandheritage Genesandgenetics Toberesponsibleforsomething Togetsomethingorsomeone Tohaveanopinionoropinions ExploremoreEntry:takecharge(of)Synonyms:seeto,handle,takeover,hijack,assume,arrogate,moveinon,takethelead,runwithitEntry:taketheleadSynonyms:takecharge(of),seeto,handle,takeover,hijack,assume,arrogate,moveinon,runwithit  us   Usingthethesaurus ​ Sharethisentry Synonymsoftheday ©GettyImages/bgblue/DigitalVisionVectors wildlife animals,birds,andplantsinnaturalconditions Synonyms: animalcreatureorganismbeinglifefaunatheanimal​/​plantkingdomthehumanracegenotypebiomassconsumercritterdumbanimaleukaryoteflorafoodchainHomosapienshumanityhumanoidhumanracelifeformmankindmortalnon-humanorganicproducerthequickandthedead Browsemore Trendingwords white ofsamecolourasmilk -4.4% bluemovie afilmthatshowspeoplehavingsex 17.0% for sayinghowlongsomethinglastsorcontinues 1.6% putoff makesomeonenotwantorlikesomething -13.3% pron. pronoun -12.8% Browsemore Browse Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy Contact TermsandConditions FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022