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Inherited

Definition: Inherited

Inherited

Adjective

1. Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "inherited" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Synonyms: Inherited

Synonyms: familial (adj), genetic (adj), hereditary (adj), transmissible (adj), transmitted (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Inherited

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Intrinsicality

Adjective: derived from within, subjective; intrinsic, intrinsical; fundamental, normal; implanted, inherent, essential, natural; innate, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inwrought; coeval with birth, genetous, haematobious, syngenic; radical, incarnate, thoroughbred, hereditary, inherited, immanent; congenital, congenite; connate, running in the blood; ingenerate, ingenite; indigenous; in the grain; Noun: bred in the bone, instinctive; inward, internal; to the manner born; virtual.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Inherited

English words defined with "inherited": abetalipoproteinemia, achondroplasia, achondroplasty, Albers-Schonberg disease, ancestral, ancestry, angiohemophiliabirthright, blastogenesis, born, borough English, branched chain ketoaciduriachondrodystrophy, Christ, clade, classic hemochromatosis, come into, congenital disease, Cooley's anaemia, Cooley's anemiadelinquency, Deliverer, dereliction, derivation, devolve, do workEsaufall, familial, favism, fee, filiationgenetic, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic endowment, Good Shepherdheirloom, hepatolenticular degeneration, Hereditable, hereditament, hereditary, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, heredity, heritable, heritageidiopathic hemochromatosis, inborn error of metabolism, inherit, inheritable, inheritance, inherited disease, inherited disorder, innateJesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazarethlineage, linkagemaple syrup urine disease, marble bones disease, McArdle's disease, Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemianatural, natural ability, Niemann-Pick diseaseoriginal sin, osteopetrosis, osteosclerosis congenitapass, paternal, patrimonialRedeemer, returnSavior, Saviour, Secundo-geniture, silver spoonthalassaemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia, thalassemia major, tradition, transmissible, transmittedunit charactervascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's diseasewillful neglect, Wilson's disease, work. (references)
Specialty definitions using "inherited": Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Alactasia, Alport syndrome, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors, ArchelausBardet-Biedl Syndrome, Basic Multilingual Plane, BCPL, Benbow, Biedl's syndrome, Biemond's syndromeCandidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous, Cholesterol Ester Storage Disease, chromosome set, Color Vision Defects, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, Cystinuriadiet induced obese mouse, DIO mouse, Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, Dystonic DisordersEhlers-Danlos Syndrome, Elliptocytosis, HereditaryFactor X Deficiency, familial polyposis, Fanconi anemia, Fanconi's syndrome, for values ofG6PD deficiency, g-6-p-d deficiency, Gangliosidoses GM2, gene tranfer via bacterial vectors, glucose 6-dehydrogenase deficiency, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Glycogen Storage Disease, greig, Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, Greig syndrome, Greig's syndromeHaplotypes, Hemoglobinopathies, Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases, hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System, Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic, Hyperlipidemia, Familial CombinedIchthyosis Vulgaris, Ichthyosis, Lamellar, Ichthyosis, X-LinkedJaundice, Chronic Idiopathic, Jungian TheoryKartagener's SyndromeLaurence-Moon Syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedl, Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, legacy system, Lewis Blood-Group System, Lynch syndromeMethemoglobin Reductase, Misers, Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidoses, Muscular DystrophiesN-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase, Neuromuscular Junction Diseases, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseasesobject-oriented programming, oculocutaneous albinism type 2, Optic Atrophy, Orofaciodigital Syndromes, osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndromeParti, polycystic, PRECCX, Procollagen N-Endopeptidase, Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Pyruvate Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsRatatosk, Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion, Republic, Respiratory Burst, Risk FactorsShort Rib-Polydactyly Syndrome, Spinocerebellar Degenerations, stagnato a caldo, Sucrase-Isomaltase Complex, symbolthrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, twisted hairvon Willebrand DiseaseWeather, Wolman Disease. (references)
Etymologies containing "inherited": Inherit. (references)

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Modern Usage: Inherited

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Well, I uh, my parents inherited the inn. (Our Lips Are Sealed; writing credit: Elizabeth Kruger; Craig Shapiro)

Lyrics

She inherited a million bucks (Only Wanna Be With You; performing artist: Hootie & The Blowfish)

Clever

Celibacy is not an inherited characteristic. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Inherited Passions (1916)

The Inherited Taint (1911)

A Question of Genes: Inherited Risks (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Inherited

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Clinical Guide to Inherited Metabolic Diseases (reference)

  • An Introduction to Human Molecular Genetics: Mechanisms of Inherited Diseases (reference)

  • Beyond the Inherited Curse (reference)

  • I Inherited a Fortune (reference)

  • Inherited Sin and Other Myths (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Inherited

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

This illustration, with and without text, titled "Pinpointing The Genes In Cancer: Three Key Techniques" explains about 1) chromosome staining, 2)inherited markers and 3) DNA cloning. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Jane Hurd (artist).

Cleft foot, otherwise known as ”split”, "lobster claw", or partial adactyly is a rare inherited anomaly in which a single cleft extends proximally into the foot. It usually occurs in conjunction with clawing of the hand. Credit: CDC.

This Piedmontese-Hereford crossbred calf displays classic double muscling because it inherited a defective myostatin gene from both of its parents. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

Inherited ideas are curious things. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Inherited

AuthorQuotation

Henry Ward Beecher

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Inherited

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

she inherited them from her husband

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

One young man of my acquaintance, who has inherited some acres, told me that he thought he should live as I did, if he had the means

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Inherited

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

They are usually inherited. (references)

An inherited corneal abnormality. (references)

PI diseases are usually inherited. (references)

Business

The independent Republic of Estonia inherited a poorly developed telecommunications infrastructure from its socialist period. (references)

Still dealing with a system inherited from Soviet times, higher value-added engineering systems production grows very slowly. (references)

As most of its CIS neighbors, after gaining its independence the republic of Uzbekistan inherited numerous problems in its telecommunication industry arena. (references)

Economic History

Barbados

Such unused Hotel Aids costs may be inherited by subsequent owners. (references)

Mali

Mali's legal system is based on codes inherited at independence from France. (references)

Colombia

An over-valued peso inherited from the previous administration was maintained. (references)

Human Rights

Tajikistan

The Criminal Code has not been amended significantly since independence, and it retains many of the defects inherited from Soviet times. (references)

Argentina

Since then the Under Secretariat for Human Rights, which inherited the CONADEP files, has added over 700 names, also based on voluntary reporting. (references)

Armenia

The system, inherited from the Soviet system, views the court largely as a rubber stamp for the prosecutor and not as a defender of citizens' rights. (references)

Indigenous People

Angola

Property laws inherited from the colonial era protected the power of large landholders and threatened the existence of traditional communities. (references)

Political Economy

BULGARIA

Bulgaria's democratically-elected government inherited an external debt burden of over $10 billion from the Communist era. (references)

CHINA

Rather, they are systemic problems that stem from a bloated, secretive, and interventionist bureaucracy inherited from the past. (references)

Trade

Armenia

Citizens of Armenia can import their inherited property duty free upon presentation of relevant documents to the customs proving ownership. (references)

Georgia

As with the case of product standards, Georgia inherited labeling requirements from the Soviet system, which are still in place, but are now largely ignored. (references)

Armenia

While Armenia has inherited the Soviet system of standards, it has begun harmonizing these in compliance with ISO requirements, aiming to complete the transition within next few years. (references)

Travel

Senegal

Senegal has inherited French commercial traditions. (references)

Zambia

Business Customs: Zambia inherited the British legal system at independence in 1964. Business law is based mostly on British law, and business customs are similar to those in the U.S. and Europe. (references)

Women

Burkina Faso

Customary law does not recognize inheritance rights for women and regards the woman as property that can be inherited upon her husband's death. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

The FNPR inherited the bulk of the property of its Soviet predecessors, including office and recreational property. (references)

Georgia

The ATUG was involved in a legal action with the Government regarding the Palace of Culture, which the ATUG inherited when the Soviet Union collapsed. (references)

Ukraine

All unions affiliated with the Federation of Trade Unions (FPU), which maintains strong ties to the Government and inherited assets from the official Soviet unions, and 14 independent unions are registered. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

SYMBOL, n. Something that is supposed to typify or stand for something else. Many symbols are mere "survivals" -- things which having no longer any utility continue to exist because we have inherited the tendency to make them; as funereal urns carved on memorial monuments. They were once real urns holding the ashes of the dead. We cannot stop making them, but we can give them a name that conceals our helplessness.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Inherited

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Al Hunt

Bob, you know, John Sununu's victory just broke Democratic hearts. They thought they could win that seat. He ran a good campaign and also for him, he was fortunate, he inherited his mother's, as opposed to his father's charm.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Inherited

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Warren G. Harding

1921-1923The recorded progress of our Republic, materially and spiritually, in itself proves the wisdom of the inherited policy of noninvolvement in Old World affairs.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981What we inherited from the past must not be permitted to shackle us in the future.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Before we could do more than that, we first had to bring down the deficit we inherited, and we had to get economic growth up.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Inherited

"Inherited" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 43.00% of the time. "Inherited" is used about 1,264 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)43%54311,397
Lexical Verb (past tense)34.55%43713,188
Adjective (general or positive)22.13%28017,458
Noun (proper)0.32%4175,879
                    Total100.00%1,264N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Inherited

Expressions using "inherited": inherited disease inherited disorder inherited drainage inherited trait. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "inherited": co-inherited, species-inherited.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Inherited

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

inherited shyness

28

inherited ira

24

inherited trait

14

inherited disease

14

inherited genetic disease

6

disease eye inherited

6

inherited

5

blood inherited type

4

human inherited trait

4

inherited wealth

4

inherited iq trait

3

disease inherited journal metabolic

3

cancer inherited

3

inherited runner scored

3

alcoholism inherited

3

inherited property

2

inherited stock

2

inherited property tax

2

inherited ira trust

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Inherited

Language Translations for "inherited"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i trashëguar (hereditary, patrimonial). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏موروث (ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmitted), ‏مورث. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

наследен (ancestral, derived). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

继承 (inherit, inheritance, inheriting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zdìdìný (ancestral, inbred), dìdièný (ancestral, hereditary, heritable, inheritable). (various references)

   

Danish

  

medfoedt adfaerdsmoenst (inherited behavior pattern, inherited behaviour pattern), medfødt egenskab (hereditary character, inherited character), glykogenosis (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), glykogenose (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), forpligtelser vedroerende arv (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), draensystem der er betinget af tidligere geologiske forhold (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage), arvet egenskab (hereditary character, inherited character), arvelig egenskab (hereditary character, inherited character), arvegaeldsforpligtelser (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schulden der nalatenschap (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), overgeërfd herkenningsmolecuul (inherited recognition molecule), overgeërfd herkenningsmolecule (inherited recognition molecule), gesuperponeerd drainagesysteem (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage), erfelijke glycogenose (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), erfelijke eigenschap (hereditary character, inherited character), boedelschuld (hereditary debt, liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), boedelafscheiding (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), afscheiding van boedels (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), aangeboren gedragspatroon (inherited behavior pattern, inherited behaviour pattern), aangeboren eigenschappen (hereditary make-up, inherited characteristics), aangeboren eigenschap (hereditary character, inherited character). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

perinnöllinen (hereditary). (various references)

   

French

  

héritai, hérités, héritées, hérité, héritèrent, héréditaire (inheritable). (various references)

   

German

  

mitgeschleppter, geerbt, ererbte (patrimonially). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κληρονομικός χαρακτήρας (gene factor, hereditary character, hereditary factor, inherited character), κληρονομικό οικογενές σύμπλεγμα (inherited familial cluster), κληρονομική γλυκογόνωση (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), κληρονομική γλυκογονίαση (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), κληρονομηθέν υδρογραφικόν δίκτυον (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

örökölt (inheritable). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

terwarisi. (various references)

   

Italian

  

separazione dei patrimoni successori (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), schema di comportamento (inherited behavior pattern, inherited behaviour pattern), rete di drenaggi sovrapposta (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage), obbligazioni degli eredi (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), molecola di riconoscimento ereditata (inherited recognition molecule), malattia da prioni ereditaria (inherited prion disease), glicogenosi ereditaria (glycogen storage disease, glycogenosis, glycogen-storage disease, inherited disorder of glycogen metabolism), debiti ereditari (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), caratteristiche ereditarie (hereditary make-up, inherited characteristics), carattere ereditario (hereditary character, inherited character), cancro di origine genetica (inherited cancer), Anomalie genetiche diverse (Various inherited disorders). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

遺伝性 (hereditary, inheritable, inheritable character), 先祖伝来 , 内的 (inner, intrinsic, mental). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ないてき (inner, intrinsic, mental), せんぞでんらい, いでんせい (hereditary, inheritable, inheritable character). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

상속하는. (various references)

   

Manx

  

eirit. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

inheriteday.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

hereditrio (hereditary, inheritable), herdado. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

moştenit. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

унаследованный, наследовать унаследованный. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

koji je nasleđen. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

inheritado. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

separation i dödsbo (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), förpliktelser som arvingarna ansvarar för (liabilities of estate, liabilities of inherited estate), överlagrad dränering (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage), ärvd dränering (inherited drainage, superimposed drainage, superposed drainage), ärftlig egenskap (hereditary character, inherited character). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

mirasla kalmış, miras (bequest, estate, heirdom, heirship, heritage, inheritance, legacy), babadan kalma. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

успадкований. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Inherited

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

hereditario, hereditarium. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Inherited

LanguageDateSourceNumbers Chapter 32, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOu mh apostrafwmen eiV taV oikiaV hmwn ewV an katamerisqwsin oi uioi israhl ekastoV eiV thn klhronomian autou
Latin405VulgateNon revertemur in domos nostras usquequo possideant filii Israhel hereditatem suam
Middle English1395WyclifWe shulen not turnen ayen into oure howsis, into the tyme that the sones of Yrael welden her herytage;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd we will not returne vnto oure housses vntill the childern off Israel haue enhereted: euery man his enheritaunce.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWe will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
Victorian English1833WebsterWe will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
Basic English1964OgdenWe will not come back to our houses till every one of the children of Israel has come into his heritage.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Inherited

LanguageNumbers Chapter 32, Verse 18
CebuanoDili kami mamauli sa among mga kabalayan, hangtud nga ang mga anak sa Israel makapanunod ang tagsatagsa ka tawo sa iyang panulondon.
CroatianMi se svojim kuæama neæemo vraæati sve dok svaki Izraelac ne zaposjedne svoju baštinu.
DanishVi vil ikke vende tilbage til vore Huse, før enhver af Israelitterne har fået sin Arvelod;
DutchWij zullen niet wederkeren tot onze huizen, totdat zich de kinderen Israels tot erfelijke bezitters zullen gesteld hebben, een ieder van zijn erfenis.
FinnishEmme me palaisi kotiimme, ennenkuin israelilaiset ovat saaneet haltuunsa kukin perintöosansa,
FrenchNous ne retournerons point dans nos maisons avant que les enfants d`Israël aient pris possession chacun de son héritage;
GermanWir wollen nicht heimkehren, bis die Kinder Israel einnehmen ein jeglicher sein Erbe.
HungarianVissza nem térünk addig a mi házainkhoz, a míg Izráel fiai közül meg nem kapja kiki az õ örökségét.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKami tidak akan pulang ke rumah kami sebelum semua orang Israel mempunyai tanah untuk milik pusakanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka tiada hamba akan kembali ke rumah-rumah hamba sebelum bani Israel masing-masing telah sudah mengambil milik pusakanya.
ItalianNon torneremo alle nostre case finché ogni Israelita non abbia preso possesso della sua eredità;
MaoriE kore matou e hoki ki o matou whare, kia riro ra ano tona kainga i tenei, i tenei o nga tama a Iharaira.
NorwegianVi vil ikke vende tilbake til våre hus før Israels barn har fått hver sin arv;
PortugueseNão voltaremos para nossas casas até que os filhos de Israel estejam de posse, cada um, da sua herança.   
RumanianNu ne vom kntoarce kn casele noastre mai knainte ca fiecare din copiii lui Israel sq fi pus stqpknire pe mowtenirea lui,
SpanishNo volveremos a nuestras casas hasta que los hijos de Israel reciban cada uno su heredad.
SwedishVi skola icke vända tillbaka hem, förrän Israels barn hava fått var och en sin arvedel.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Inherited

Derivations

Words ending with "inherited": disinherited. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Inherited" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inhereted, inherite, inheritted, uncherished. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Inherited"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "inherited" (pronounced i'nhe"rutud)
6-e" r u t u dferreted, merited.
5-r u t u dinterpreted, dispirited, misinterpreted, pirated, reinterpreted, spirited.
4-u t u daccredited, attributed, audited, bigoted, blanketed, budgeted, carpeted, circuited, closeted, coveted, credited, deposited, jacketed, limited, discredited, distributed, edited, elicited, exhibited, exited, faceted, filleted, forfeited, helmeted, inhabited, inhibited, marketed, multifaceted, orbited, pelleted, picketed, piloted, pivoted, plummeted, pocketed, posited, profited, prohibited, quieted, ratcheted, remarketed, revisited, rioted, riveted, rocketed, skyrocketed, solicited, targeted, ticketed, trumpeted, unaudited, unedited, uninhabited, uninhibited, unlimited, unsolicited, visited.
3-t u dabrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, blacklisted, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circulated, circumvented, cited, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, crafted, created, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpolated, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, feted, fetid, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, pinpointed, pitted, planted, plated, plotted, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, prognosticated, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revolted, righted, roasted, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Inherited

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-h-i-i-n-r-t"

-2 letters: diether, inditer, inhered, inherit, neither, niterie, nitride, therein.

-3 letters: denier, dieter, dither, either, endite, entire, heinie, heired, hented, herein, hinder, hinted, hinter, indite, inhere, nereid, nether, nitrid, reedit, reined, rented, retied, retine, rident, tender, theine, tidier, tiered, tinder, tineid, tinier, triene, trined.

-4 letters: deter, diene, diner, eider, ender, enter, ether, heder, hider, hired.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-h-i-i-n-r-t"
 

+2 letters: nephritides, reinhabited.

 

+3 letters: disinherited, hereditarian, interchained.

 

+4 letters: disheartening, dryopithecine, hereditarians, presidentship.

 

+5 letters: dimenhydrinate, disinheritance, dryopithecines, presidentships.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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