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DISPOSSESS
dispossess
(verb) deprive of the possession of real estate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dispossess (third-person singular simple present dispossesses, present participle dispossessing, simple past and past participle dispossessed)
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
(sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`pos*sess" (; see Possess), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispossessing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. déposséder.]
Definition: 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. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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