DISPOSSESSES

Verb

dispossesses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispossess

Source: Wiktionary


DISPOSSESS

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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