| 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 |
| Nouns | disinheritance | the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit |