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Showing words for DISPOSSESS using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Dispossess
[1] to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
[2] to banish.
[3] to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.
[4] (tr) to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Words related to Dispossess
evict, oust, appropriate, eject, expropriate, expel
Words nearby Dispossess
dispose of, disposed, disposer, disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize
Origin of Dispossess
1425–75; dis-1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-1 + posseden (< Old French posseder ) < Latin possidēre; see possess
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
Synonyms for Dispossess
evict, appropriate, eject, expel, expropriate, oust, put out, throw into the street