dispossess
verb (used with object)
to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
dispossessing
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present participleof dispossess.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Undav completed the scoring with another fabulous effort, dispossessing Matheus Nunes on the edge of the area and lifting a perfectly-weighted chip over Sa.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023
But it also ordered local authorities to seal off and protect the area where the stone shaft was found, dispossessing Muslims of a portion of the mosque they had used until this month.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
And then came the white settlers and the commercializing of the hot springs, effectively dispossessing them from their own lands, even though some tribes tried to assert their legal claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
The U.S. government and its military did the bulk of the dispossessing of Native Americans.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2020
It felt oddly dispossessing, being handed this first legal proof of my personhood: until that moment, it had never occurred to me that proof was required.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
