VERB | possession | disinherit, disown | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |
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Meaning | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | disown | |
Broader | deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
Opposite | bequeath, will, leave | Leave or give by will after one's death |
Spanish | desheredar, desposeer | |
Catalan | desheretar | |
Nouns | disinheritance | the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit |
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