disinheriting

verb

present participle of disinherit
as in depriving

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  1. depriving
  2. usurping
  3. stripping
Verb
  • For years, when playgrounds and parks became drug hot spots, the city reacted by fencing them off, depriving families of access.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • So, the team tested if depriving mole-rats of smell would purge the xenophobia out of them.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of depriving
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  • Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of usurping
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  • Director Taika Waititi deconstructs the Norse god by putting him through Hel(l) and stripping him of his homeland, his hair, and his hammer.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Best cleanser under $35 This affordable cleanser removes makeup, sunscreen and daily grime without stripping your skin.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of stripping
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