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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Further inconsistency is demonstrated by so many of these zealots who advocate withholding assistance to Ukrainian children and families who are bombarded, dispossessed of their homes and killed or maimed.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024
It was held on Israel's 76th Independence Day, which Palestinians commemorate annually as the Nakba, or catastrophe, when many Palestinians were dispossessed of their homes and exiled in Israel's founding war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 16 May 2024
The legislature’s action represents a milestone for the budding national movement to seek compensation for families dispossessed by university expansion.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Many families in the camps, refugees displaced and dispossessed by the 1948 or 1967 wars, are mired in multigenerational poverty.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024
It was held on Israel's 76th Independence Day, which Palestinians commemorate annually as the Nakba, or catastrophe, when many Palestinians were dispossessed of their homes and exiled in Israel's founding war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 16 May 2024
The legislature’s action represents a milestone for the budding national movement to seek compensation for families dispossessed by university expansion.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Many families in the camps, refugees displaced and dispossessed by the 1948 or 1967 wars, are mired in multigenerational poverty.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dispossess
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispossess. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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