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

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.

transitive verb. 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.

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

"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."

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dispossessed  dispossessing  

deprive  divest  strip  

Bess  Es  Etess  Fs  Hess  

appertain  died?'  direction  forth.'  lie  

bereave  boot out  bounce  cut off  disendow  

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