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INHERIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtain from someone after their death

Example:

I inherited a castle from my French grandparents

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "inherit" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

inherit (receive by genetic transmission)

inherit (receive from a predecessor)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

inheritance (hereditary succession to a title or an office or property)

inheritor (a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Receive by genetic transmission

Example:

I inherited my good eyesight from my mother

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "inherit" is one way to...):

have; receive (get something; come into possession of)

Verb group:

inherit (obtain from someone after their death)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

inheritance ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Receive from a predecessor

Example:

The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Verb group:

inherit (obtain from someone after their death)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

Genome sequencing narrowed that finding to a gene defect passed from one generation to the next, suggesting that the gene is an inherited risk factor for the disease.

(Study finds genetic link for rare intestinal cancer, NIH)

They have been implicated in as many as 10 percent of inherited forms of the disease and in about 4 percent of patients who have no family history.

(Too much protein may kill brain cells as Parkinson’s progresses, NINDS)

Evidence of this galactic remodelling is seen in the paths of stars inherited from the dwarf galaxy.

(The Gaia Sausage: the major collision that changed the Milky Way, University of Cambridge)

They are inherited from a person’s mother via the egg, but if they are damaged, it can result in a serious mitochondrial disease.

(Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This confirms that while unique to each individual, some aspects of the family connectome are inherited and maintained throughout development and may be useful as early biomarkers of mental or neurological conditions.

(Brain Activity Is Inherited, May Inform Treatment for ADHD, Autism, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The cells were modified to produce high levels of 2 proteins—beta-amyloid precursor protein and presenilin—with mutations seen in inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease.

(Human Cells Model Alzheimer’s Disease, NIH)

Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare, inherited disease.

(Ataxia Telangiectasia, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Mutation of the ATM gene causes the disease ataxia telangiectasia which involves an inherited predisposition to some cancers.

(ATM Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

An autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the TRIM37 gene.

(Mulibrey Nanism, NCI Thesaurus)

A usually autosomal dominant inherited neoplastic syndrome caused by mutations in the hMSH-2 and hMLH-1 genes.

(Muir-Torre Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)