- dispossess
- dis|pos|sess [ ,dıspə`zes ] verb transitive FORMALto take something valuable such as land away from someone
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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dispossess — dis·pos·sess /ˌdis pə zes/ vt: to put out of possession or occupancy compare evict dis·pos·ses·sion / ze shən/ n dis·pos·ses·sor / ze sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
Dispossess — Dis pos*sess (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis + possess: cf. F. d[ e]poss[ e]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispossess — late 15c., from O.Fr. despossesser to dispossess, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + possesser (see POSSESS (Cf. possess)). Related: Dispossessed; dispossessing … Etymology dictionary
dispossess of — index abridge (divest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dispossess — dis‧pos‧sess [ˌdɪspəˈzes] verb [transitive] to take property or land away from someone, often illegally: • black South Africans who had been dispossessed of their homes dispossession noun [uncountable] … Financial and business terms
dispossess — [v] deprive appropriate, eject, evict, expel, expropriate, oust, put out, throw into the street*; concepts 121,142 … New thesaurus
dispossess — ► VERB 1) deprive of land or property. 2) (in sport) deprive (a player) of the ball. DERIVATIVES dispossession noun … English terms dictionary
dispossess — [dis΄pə zes′] vt. to deprive of the possession of something, esp. land, a house, etc.; oust dispossession [dis΄pəzesh′ən] n. dispossessor n … English World dictionary
dispossess — v. (D; tr.) to dispossess of (they were dispossessed of their wealth) * * * [ˌdɪspə zes] (D; tr.) to dispossess of (they were dispossessed of their wealth) … Combinatory dictionary
dispossess — UK [ˌdɪspəˈzes] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dispossess : present tense I/you/we/they dispossess he/she/it dispossesses present participle dispossessing past tense dispossessed past participle dispossessed formal to take something valuable… … English dictionary
dispossess — v. a. 1. Deprive, divest, strip. 2. Dislodge, eject, oust, drive out. 3. (Law.) Disseize, oust, wrongfully dispossess … New dictionary of synonyms
