dispossess
[ dis-puh-zes ]
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
1synonym study For dispossess
1. See strip1.
Other words from dispossess
- dis·pos·ses·sion, noun
- dis·pos·ses·sor, noun
- dis·pos·ses·so·ry [dis-puh-zes-uh-ree], /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs ə ri/, adjective
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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, noun
- dispossessor, noun
- dispossessory, adjective
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