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dispossess

UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/

Translations

dispossessverb
dispossessed
Past Simple
dispossessed
Past Participle
dispossessing
Gerund
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.
Le gouvernement a décidé de déposséder les propriétaires fonciers pour faire place à la nouvelle autoroute.
déposséderSurtout dans un contexte abstrait, juridique ou politique.
The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.
Les vastes réformes ont dépossédé les élites de leur influence politique.
Synonyms
deprive
divest
strip
remove
oust
expropriate
displace
Antonyms
possess

Definitions

dispossessverb
To deprive someone of land, property, or other possessions.
The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.
To strip someone of rights, power, or other intangible possessions.
The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.
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