About The Word Dispossess

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Dispossess to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dispossess definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Dispossess

Dispossess Meaning & Definition
Dispossess Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dispossess?

[v] expel or put out of the possession of real estate

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dispossess:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dispossess: bereave | boot out | bounce | cut off | disendow | disherison | disinherit | dislodge | disown | disseise | divest | drive out | eject | evict | expel | expropriate | foreclose | kick out | lose | oust | put out | rob | throw out | turn out | unhouse | unkennel

See Also | deprive | divest | strip

Dispossess In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref. dis- + possess: cf. F. d['e]poss['e]der.] To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day