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dispossessory

dis·pos·sess
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-puh-zes]
    • /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-puh-zes]
    • /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/

Definitions of dispossessory word

  • verb with object dispossessory to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust. 1
  • verb with object dispossessory to banish. 1
  • verb with object dispossessory to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. 1
See all 3 definitions of dispossessory

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Origin of dispossessory

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 Dispossessory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dispossessory

dispossessory 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.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dispossessory usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for dispossessory

verb with object dispossessory

  • possessory — of or relating to a possessor or to possession: registration of possessory claims.
Just one Antonym for dispossessory

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