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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
- /ˌdɪs.pəˈzes/
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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
Definitions of dispossess word
- verb with object dispossess to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust. 1
- verb with object dispossess to banish. 1
- verb with object dispossess to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. 1
- noun dispossess Deprive (someone) of something that they own, typically land or property. 1
- transitive verb dispossess make homeless 1
- verb dispossess If you are dispossessed of something that you own, especially land or buildings, it is taken away from you. 0
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Origin of dispossess
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; dis-1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-1 + posseden (< Old French posseder) < Latin possidēre; see possess
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Parts of speech for Dispossess
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispossess popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dispossess usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dispossess
verb dispossess
- oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- put out — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- divest — to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
Antonyms for dispossess
verb dispossess
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- take in — the act of taking.
- possess — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
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