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.

Origin of dispossess

First recorded in 1425–75; dis-¹ + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-¹ + posseden (from Old French posseder), from Latin possidēre;see possess

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/, adjective

Words nearby dispossess

disposed, dispose of, disposer, disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize

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Example sentences from the Web for dispossess

I have come hither to seek your father, in order to dispossess myself of my sovereign's gift.
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
But will the time never come, when other claims will dispossess me of my place?
Alone|Marion Harland
By occupying this portion of the soil of Gaul we dispossess none of our own race.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
All attempts, it is said, to dispossess them of the station they had chosen to occupy, have invariably proved fruitless.
Lays and Legends of the English Lake Country|John Pagen White

If Hugh Capet dispossess the legitimate heir of Charlemagne, he becomes the root of a race of heroes.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

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, adjective

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单词	dispossess
释义	dispossess [ dis-puh-zes ] / ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dispossess ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of dispossess First recorded in 1425–75; dis-¹ + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-¹ + posseden (from Old French posseder), from Latin possidēre;see possess 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/, adjective Words nearby dispossess disposed, dispose of, disposer, disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dispossess I have come hither to seek your father, in order to dispossess myself of my sovereign's gift. My Novel, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton But will the time never come, when other claims will dispossess me of my place? Alone\|Marion Harland By occupying this portion of the soil of Gaul we dispossess none of our own race. The Poniard's Hilt\|Eugne Sue All attempts, it is said, to dispossess them of the station they had chosen to occupy, have invariably proved fruitless. Lays and Legends of the English Lake Country\|John Pagen White If Hugh Capet dispossess the legitimate heir of Charlemagne, he becomes the root of a race of heroes. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) 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, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dispossess evict, oust, appropriate, eject, expropriate, expel, put out
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dispossess

verb (used with object)

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verb

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