dispossess
verb/dɪspəˈzəs/UK
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French despossesser. Equivalent to dis- + possess.
- derived from despossesser
Definitions
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
To deprive someone of possession in general.
- Though Mars himſelfe the angry God of armes, And all the earthly Potentates conſpire, To diſpoſſeſſe me of this Diadem: Yet wil I weare it in deſpight of them As great commander of this Eaſtearne world, […]
To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
- It was Bannan who released Agbonlahor for his goal with a long-range curling pass after Stephen Warnock had dispossessed Mohamed Diame.
The neighborhood
- neighbordispossession
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dispossess. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA