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dis·pos·sess
 dispossess
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
p
zes
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dispossesses, dispossessing, dispossessed |
| definition: |
to put out of possession or occupancy, esp. of real property.
- synonyms:
- divest, evict, expropriate
- similar words:
- bounce, deprive, eject, expel
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| related words: |
desolate, evict, strip |
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| derivations: |
dispossession (n.), dispossessor (n.) |
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