DISPOSSESS


Meaning of DISPOSSESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-pə-ˈzes also ]

-ˈses transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French despossesser, from des- dis- + possesser to possess

Date: 15th century

: to put out of possession or occupancy

dispossess ed the nobles of their land

• dis·pos·ses·sion -ˈze-shən also -ˈse- noun

• dis·pos·ses·sor -ˈze-sər also -ˈse- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.