Synonyms for inherit
ɪnˈhɛr ɪtin·her·it

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1. inherit

   Synonyms:
   occupy, possess, enjoy

   Antonyms:
   acquire, earn, gain, squander, alienate, dissipate, bequeath, leave, demise, devise

Princeton's WordNet

1. inheritverb

   obtain from someone after their death

   "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"

2. inheritverb

   receive from a predecessor

   "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"

3. inheritverb

   receive by genetic transmission

   "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

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1. inheritverb

   Synonyms:
   take from ancestors, take by inheritance, come into possession of as an heir

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1. List of paraphrases for "inherit":

   inheriting, inheritance, succession, successor, legacy

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1. William Makepeace Thackeray:

   I would rather make my name than inherit it.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   I'm now the nominee of the Democratic Party. I inherit nothing from the Democratic Party, it was bankrupt, it was on the verge of insolvency, its data was mediocre to poor, non-existent, wrong. I had to inject money into it -- The Republican committee -- to keep it going.

3. Rafael Hernandez:

   The new president will have to create a new political consensus, he won't inherit one, within two or three months, people will be asking why their lives haven't improved.

4. Jeffrey Lowe:

   For women, there are fewer women partners than male partners at these law firms, so fewer mentorship opportunities for people who are like them, women will also tell you, notwithstanding the strides I think have been made in society, there is still a sense that the old boy's club can still be hard to crack. If you're not part of it, you're missing out on the opportunity to inherit clients that a male partner might be able to.

5. Milo Cress:

   Here’s the thing: this planet’s not a place that kids will inherit at some point, far off in the distant future. We live here right now, and we share this planet already.”