disinheriting

verb

present participle of disinherit
as in depriving

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  1. depriving
  2. usurping
  3. stripping
Verb
  • Critics say the soaring costs are depriving the city of money for pressing needs such as fixing roads and sidewalks.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Questioning MacArthur on the wisdom of depriving his troops of reading material was the opposite of hero worship.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of depriving
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  • Murray said that in recent spending negotiations, Democrats fought to include language to prevent the administration from usurping Congress’ power on spending decisions, but Republicans have declined to go along.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The 6-foot-6, 308-pounder was at Wisconsin from 2020-24 before finishing at Illinois last season and entering the 49ers’ defensive-line rotation this season, perhaps even usurping Alfred Collins in the starting lineup next to Osa Odighizuwa.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of usurping
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  • Burglars broke into one of her units overnight, stripping out the copper wiring and making off with every large appliance inside.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • France Télévisions film chief Manuel Alduy has warned that the far-right Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting would devastate French cinema, stripping it from one of its biggest financiers.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stripping
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