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disinherit

di·sin·he·rit

UK/ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

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Origin

From Middle English disenheriten, equivalent to dis- + inherit.

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