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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When, in 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers for attacking or dispossessing Palestinians, Israeli banks had no choice but to cut them off, to the fury and consternation of Israel’s far-right finance minister.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Yet, Netanyahu has made clear that Israeli troops will remain indefinitely in Gaza, and has offered no political plan for how nearly two million dispossessed Gazan civilians can survive.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
The 21-year-old centre-back won the first real exchange after 12 minutes, emerging victorious from an aerial duel and then dispossessing the former Manchester City striker moments later.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Yet, Netanyahu has made clear that Israeli troops will remain indefinitely in Gaza, and has offered no political plan for how nearly two million dispossessed Gazan civilians can survive.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
The 21-year-old centre-back won the first real exchange after 12 minutes, emerging victorious from an aerial duel and then dispossessing the former Manchester City striker moments later.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispossess. Accessed 31 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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