(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ money or property, you receive it from someone who has died.
He has no son to ~ his land.
...paintings that he ~ed from his father.
...people with ~ed wealth.
VERB: V n, V n from n, V-ed
2.
If you ~ something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them.
The government ~ed an impossible situation from its predecessors...
VERB: V n from n
3.
If you ~ a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it.
We ~ from our parents many of our physical characteristics...
Her children have ~ed her love of sport...
Stammering is probably an ~ed defect.
VERB: V n from n, V n, V-ed