REPOSSESS

reclaim, repossess

(verb) claim back

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

repossess (third-person singular simple present repossesses, present participle repossessing, simple past and past participle repossessed)

(legal) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.

(dated, reflexive) To gain back possession of.

Anagrams

• espressos, possesser

Source: Wiktionary


Re`pos*sess" (r"pz*zs" or -ps*ss"), v. t.

Definition: To possess again; as, to repossess the land. Pope. To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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