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dispossess

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dis·pos·sess  (dsp-zs)
tr.v. dis·pos·sessed, dis·pos·sess·ing, dis·pos·sess·es
To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property.

dispos·session (-zshn) n.
dispos·sessor n.
dispos·sesso·ry (-zs-r) adj.

dispossess
Verb
to deprive (someone) of (a possession)
dispossessed adj
dispossession n
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Verb1.dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate
deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

dispossess
Translations
Spanish dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → desposeer a algn (de)
French dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → déposséder qn (de)
German dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vtenteignen;
to dispossess sb of his/her land → jds Land enteignen

Italian dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → spossessare qn (di)

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I recognize the right of my rival to dispossess us.
Sometimes the quarrel between two princes is to decide which of them shall dispossess a third of his dominions, where neither of them pretend to any right.
Tomorrow some other little problem may be submitted to my notice which will in turn dispossess the fair French lady and the infamous Upwood.
 
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