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dispossess

[ dis-puh-zes ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
  2. to banish.
  3. to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment:

    Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.



dispossess

/ ˌɪəˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱Dzˈǰ, adjective
  • ˌ徱DzˈDz, noun
  • ˌ徱Dzˈǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱pDz·sDz noun
  • 徱pDz·sǰ noun
  • 徱·Dz··· [dis-p, uh, -, zes, -, uh, -ree], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dispossess1

First recorded in 1425–75; dis- 1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis- 1 + posseden (from Old French posseder ), from Latin Dzŧ; possess
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"It's such a clear example of how colonialism benefits from dispossessing indigenous people of their land and writing us out of history."

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In the golden age of mobility, the winners were the dispossessed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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