dispossess
21dispossess — dis|pos|sess [ˌdıspəˈzes] v [T usually passive] to take property or land away from someone be dispossessed of sth ▪ Many black South Africans had been dispossessed of their homes. >dispossession [ ˈzeʃən] n [U] …
22dispossess — dis|pos|sess [ ,dıspə zes ] verb transitive FORMAL to take something valuable such as land away from someone …
23dispossess — [[t]dɪ̱spəze̱s[/t]] dispossesses, dispossessing, dispossessed VERB If you are dispossessed of something that you own, especially land or buildings, it is taken away from you. [be V ed of n] ...people who were dispossessed of their land under… …
24dispossess — dis·pos·sess || ‚dɪspÉ™ zes v. deprive of home or property, confiscate, take away, expel, evict …
25dispossess — verb 1》 deprive of land or property. ↘[as pluralnoun the dispossessed] people who have been dispossessed. 2》 (in sport) deprive (a player) of the ball. Derivatives dispossession noun …
26dispossess — verb (transitive, usually passive) formal to take property or land away from someone: be dispossessed of sth: black South Africans who had been dispossessed of their homes dispossession / zeSFn/ noun (U) …
27dispossess — verb the peasants have been dispossessed of their land Syn: divest, strip, rob, cheat (out), deprive; informal do out …
28dispossess — v 1. strip, deprive, divest, bereave, Law. disseize; disinherit, disown, unhouse; depose, unseat, turn out, dethrone, dismiss, displace, dislodge; supplant, supersede, take the place of; demote, unfrock, disbar. 2. expropriate, commandeer,… …
29dispossess — dis·possess …
30dispossess — dis•pos•sess [[t]ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs[/t]] v. t. to put (a person) out of possession or occupancy • Etymology: 1485–95; cf. ML dispossidēre dis pos•ses′sion, n. dis pos•ses′sor, n. dis pos•ses′so•ry, adj …
