inherit
verb [T] (QUALITY) /ɪnˈher.ɪt/Definition
C2 to be born with the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents or grandparents: Rosie inherited her red hair from her mother.Innate and congenitalGeneticsGeneticsInnate and congenital
(Definition of inherit verb (QUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- birth noun
- born adjective
- born and bred idiom
- congenital adjective
- descend from sth phrasal verb
- inborn adjective
- inbred adjective (ESTABLISHED)
- inclined adjective
- inheritance noun (QUALITY)
- innate adjective
- instinct noun
- instinctive adjective
- native adjective
- native noun
- natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL)
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