dispossess
1 of 1verb/dɪspəzɛs/
Forms:dispossesses,dispossessing,dispossessed,dispossessed
1
to take away someone's ownership of a property
transitive- The government dispossessed the landowners to make way for a new highway.
- Legal actions were taken to dispossess the delinquent tenant of the rented apartment.
- The court order allowed the bank to dispossess the homeowner due to mortgage default.
- In times of war, invading forces may dispossess individuals of their homes and lands.