dispossess
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transitive verb \ˌdis-pə-ˈzes also -ˈses\Definition of DISPOSSESS
: to put out of possession or occupancy <dispossessed the nobles of their land>
— dis·pos·ses·sion \-ˈze-shən also -ˈse-\ noun
— dis·pos·ses·sor \-ˈze-sər also -ˈse-\ noun
Examples of DISPOSSESS
- The land was settled by dispossessing the native people who lived here.
- <opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes>
Origin of DISPOSSESS
Middle French despossesser, from des- dis- + possesser to possess
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to DISPOSSESS
- Synonyms
- divest, expropriate, oust
Rhymes with DISPOSSESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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