dispossess
verb
dis·pos·sess
ˌdis-pə-ˈzes 
also -ˈses
dispossessed; dispossessing; dispossesses
: to put out of possession or occupancy
dispossessed the nobles of their land
Examples of dispossess in a Sentence
The land was settled by dispossessing the native people who lived here.
opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?
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Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
This includes the value of each franchise’s 3.4% interest in Soccer United Marketing — the marketing arm of MLS — which is acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 22 May 2024
While Native Americans were dispossessed, Africans were shipped—about 12 million of them—from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
This includes the value of each franchise’s 3.4% interest in Soccer United Marketing — the marketing arm of MLS — which is acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 22 May 2024
While Native Americans were dispossessed, Africans were shipped—about 12 million of them—from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispossess. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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dispossess
verb
dis·pos·sess
ˌdis-pə-ˈzes
: to take away the possession of or the right to occupy land or houses
Legal Definition
dispossess
transitive verb
dis·pos·sess
ˌdis-pə-ˈzes
: to put out of possession or occupancy compare evict
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