01 v. t. To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually fol…
imp. & p. p.
Dispossessed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispossessing
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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.“Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain.” — Goldsmith.