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dispossess
[ dis-puh-zes ]
/ ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs /
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verb (used with object)
to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
to banish.
to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.
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Origin of dispossess
synonym study for dispossess
1. See strip1.
OTHER WORDS FROM dispossess
dis·pos·ses·sion, noundis·pos·ses·sor, noundis·pos·ses·so·ry [dis-puh-zes-uh-ree], /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs ə ri/, adjectiveWords nearby dispossess
dispose of, disposer, disposition, dispositional, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize
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British Dictionary definitions for dispossess
dispossess
/ (ˌdɪspəˈzɛs) /
verb
(tr) to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Derived forms of dispossess
dispossession, noundispossessor, noundispossessory, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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