Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb inherit

3 senses of inherit

Sense 1
inherit -- (obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents")
       => get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")

Sense 2
inherit -- (receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair")

Sense 3
inherit -- (receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother")
       => receive, have -- (get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front")