Definition of dispossess Dispossess

/dɪˌspʌzɛˈs/ - [dispuzes] - dis•pos•sess

We found 6 definitions of dispossess from 5 different sources.

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What does dispossess mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

dispossesses, dispossessing, dispossessed  

dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate
  deprive, divest, strip take away
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dispossess (v. t.)
    To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • dispossess
    dis-poz-zes′, v.t. to put out of possession.—n. Dispossess′or

Part of speech

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  • dispossess, verb, present, 1st person singular of dispossess (infinitive).
  • dispossess, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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