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   dispossess

   /ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/

   verb

   • 1. deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions: "they were dispossessed of lands and properties during the Reformation" Similar diveststriprobcheat out ofdo out ofdepriverelievebereaveinformal:diddle out ofarchaic:reavedislodgeoustejectexpeldrive outevictturn outcast outthrow outthrow someone out on their earput out in the streetshow someone the doorbanishexileinformal:chuck outkick outboot outheave outbouncedefenestrateturf outgive someone the bum's rushdated:out
   • ▪ (in sport) deprive (a player) of the ball: "he dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French despossesser, from des- (expressing reversal) + possesser ‘possess’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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