disinherits

verb

present tense third-person singular of disinherit
as in deprives

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  1. deprives
  2. usurps
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  • Virginia's enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth's law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.
    — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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  • After witnessing Sinner miss 16 break points against the same opponent on Friday, Alcaraz would have been forgiven for worrying that something similar might happen to him — especially against arguably tennis’s greatest escape artist, at least until the Spaniard usurps him.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Jokic usurps Nurkic Jusuf Nurkic became Jokic’s first backup center in unceremonious fashion, getting benched by Michael Malone 25 games into his third season.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of usurps
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