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dispossess

dis·pos·sess

UK/dɪspəˈzəs/ US/ˌdɪspʌˈzɛs/ uncommon

verb

1.

expel or put out of the possession of real estate

Origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French despossesser. Equivalent to dis- + possess.

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