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inherit
verb as in gain as possession from someone's death
Example Sentences
But I had inherited my father’s depressed DNA, and like him, I couldn’t recover.
If your sister purchases the house, she and your brother’s other heirs would also lose their step-up in basis, a tax break that lets people inherit assets without paying hefty capital-gains tax.
No explanation was given, when asked for the documentary series, as to why the Prince of Wales has chosen not to follow his father's example of publishing his tax returns since inheriting the role.
This approach revealed how an early viral infection can magnify the impact of inherited allergy risk.
The study also highlighted several adaptations that dogs appear to have inherited from wolves.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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