dispossess
dis puh zes
- v deprive of the possession of real estate
- As a champion of the poor, says Brandon, Jesus went so far as to lead an abortive raid on the Temple treasury to dispossess its money-hungry directors.
- Last week Tijuanans had to face up to the hard fact that a big land company held legal title to almost the entire cityand technically could dispossess some 22,000 Tijuana .
- Said Minister Bidault: "We cannot tolerate that anyone should try to dispossess France of her sovereignty of certain territories.