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dispossess
[ dis-puh-zes ]
verb (used with object)
- to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- to banish.
- to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment:
Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.
dispossess
/ ˌɪəˈɛ /
verb
- tr to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱Dzˈǰ, adjective
- ˌ徱DzˈDz, noun
- ˌ徱Dzˈǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- 徱pDz·sDz noun
- 徱pDz·sǰ noun
- 徱·Dz··· [dis-p, uh, -, zes, -, uh, -ree], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dispossess1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In the golden age of mobility, the winners were the dispossessed.
Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.
At the heart of Trump’s Middle East policy is a delusion that was shared by President Biden and fueled by Netanyahu: Israel can get the benefits of peace while still occupying and dispossessing Palestinians.
So eight decades ago, they came back, not only dispossessed of property but subjected to some of the same abuse they’d experienced when they were taken away.
This is because, through the experiences of dispossessed patients, the world’s conflicts fall sharply into focus.
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