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Dispossess
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.
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Broader term 3
To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
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To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
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To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…
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The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; di…
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The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; di…
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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