repossess

[ ree-puh-zes ]

/ ˌri pəˈzɛs /

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verb (used with object)

to possess again; regain possession of, especially for nonpayment of money due.

to put again in possession of something: to repossess the Bourbons of their throne.

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Origin of repossess

First recorded in 1485–95; re- + possess

OTHER WORDS FROM repossess

re·pos·sess·a·ble, adjectivere·pos·ses·sion

[ree-puh-zesh-uhn], /ˌri pəˈzɛʃ ən/, nounre·pos·ses·sor, nounun·re·pos·sessed, adjective

Words nearby repossess

reposeful, reposit, reposition, repositorium, repository, repossess, repost, repot, repoussage, repoussé, repoussoir

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How to use repossess in a sentence

Russia, he suggested, is simply trying to repossess a now independent colony.
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The solution is to post a bond that they would forfeit, or sign a note that empowers the creditor to repossess the house or car.
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He can repossess himself, if this can be done peaceably, otherwise he must bring an action for the purpose.
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I do not think that I am less impatient now than formerly to repossess—to entirely engross—my own treasured love.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2)|Florence A. Thomas Marshall

"He has the same right to repossess his slave here as in his own State;" the same right to kill him if he attempts to escape!
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker
And up he climbed again, thrust in his arm to the shoulder, and managed to repossess himself a fifth time of that blessed crock.
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper|Martin Farquhar Tupper
And his longing to get rid of her changed, like a flash of lightning, into a passionate yearning to repossess her, dead.
A Syrup of the Bees|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for repossess

repossess

/ (ˌriːpəˈzɛs) /

verb (tr)

to take back possession of (property), esp for nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement

to restore ownership of (something) to someone

Derived forms of repossess

repossession (ˌriːpəˈzɛʃən), nounrepossessor, noun

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