transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈher-ət, -ˈhe-rət ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo-French enheriter , from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- + hereditas inheritance — more at heredity
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion
and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters…for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life — Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version)
2.
a. : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death
b. : to receive as a devise or legacy
3. : to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission
inherit a defective enzyme
4. : to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor
inherit ed the problem from his predecessor
intransitive verb
: to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance
• in·her·i·tor -(r)ə-tər noun
• in·her·i·tress -(r)ə-trəs or in·her·i·trix -(r)ə-(ˌ)triks noun