1
[ verb ] expel or put out of the possession of real estate

Related terms

eviction

2
[ verb ] take away possessions from someone

Synonyms

strip deprive divest

Examples

"The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

Related terms

take disarm clean expropriate unclothe unsex orphan bereave clean_out divestiture

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Rhymes with

possess repossess

Phonetic and Homophones

D IH2 S P AH0 Z EH1 S

Similar Spelling

dispossessed dispossession dispose disposed disposal dispose_of disposable disposition

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