ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Dispossess', Synonyms of 'Dispossess' & More on 'Dispossess'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for dispossess:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dispossess
    v 1: deprive of the possession of real estate

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dispossess \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.
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         Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith.
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