dispossess

Word parts

dis- + possess

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪspəˈzəs/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧pos‧sess

Verb

Plain form dispossess

Third-person singular dispossesses

Past tense dispossessed

Past participle dispossessed

Present participle dispossessing

1. If you dispossess a person, you deprive them of land or anything they own.