Dispossess

Word DISPOSSESS
Character 10
Hyphenation dis pos sess
Pronunciations /dɪspəˈzəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Dispossess"

What do we mean by dispossess?

To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property. transitive verb

To put out of possession; deprive of actual occupancy, particularly of real property; dislodge; disseize: usually followed by of before the thing possessed: as, to dispossess a tenant of his holding.

To relieve or free from or as if from demoniac possession.

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. transitive verb

To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them. verb

To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone) verb

Deprive of the possession of real estate verb

To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.

To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).

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The word "dispossess" in example sentences

We were running so far behind that the only thing which saved us from a dispossess was the fact that they couldn't get a constable who would carry the snakes out to the sidewalk; but Merritt was a resourceful cuss and I felt confident that he would figure out some scheme to win out. ❋ Francis Metcalfe (1899)

The Zionist quotes I posted establish that the antiZionist accusations that Zionist Jews intended to "dispossess" Arabs - that are frequently posted on these threads by Arab apologists - are false. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moss allegedly ordered the pair to look for police or traffic officers to attack and "dispossess" them of their service firearms, because the PAC did not have enough weapons to wage its armed struggle. ❋ Unknown (1998)

He said that action would "dispossess" Barr and his partners after they nearly finished Park Lafayette. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"put out," "dispossess," &c., which are used in the same and in parallel passages? ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

So right divided they dispossess these fans of a opportunity to locate a Section championship games? ❋ Admin (2009)

Should you defeat the king, but fail to dispossess the other barons, maintaining power will become a miserable, Sisyphean undertaking. ❋ Unknown (2011)

How can we have make use of of a excuses of potential embarassing situations or detriment of embankment to dispossess a Student-Athletes from getting a bearing which a small of them need to get in to college as great as further their education? ❋ Admin (2009)

Typical of his contribution was Chelsea's third goal, which saw him dispossess Peter Odemwingie on the left touchline near the halfway line and send Florent Malouda sprinting away to cross for Lampard, who finished with dead-eyed accuracy from 16 yards. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And please resist the temptation to assume I think that having been exiled gives one the right to dispossess anyone else. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When that fiscally apocalyptic moment arrives, not even the impressive weight of political inertia that resides in Washington DC will be able to impede a sovereign debt crisis in the United States that will not only cripple the nation's economy with devastating effect; it will likely dispossess the next generation of Americans of their future. ❋ Sheldon Filger (2011)

With colonies, a ruler needs to dispossess only a few powerful inhabitants and render them too poor to pose any meaningful threat thereafter. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This, then, was the embodied entity of the being whose astral form had been projected into his dreams, the man who had so frequently harbored designs against his hoard; hence -- there could be no other conclusion -- this Man with the Gash had now come in the flesh to dispossess him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He drew the tackle and pinged it out to Earls, who got down low and slid in by the corner flag despite the best attempts of Mike Phillips to dispossess him with a great tackle. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It ends with Charlie Adam dispossessing Nasri and banging the ball off his rival's legs to win a goal-kick.54 mins: Johnson plays in Aguero, but Skrtel is across very quickly to dispossess. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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