dispossess of

dispossess of (something)

To take one's possession. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dispossess" and "of." If you don't pay your mortgage, you'll be dispossessed of your house before long. This guy's really powerful. If you betray him, he won't hesitate to dispossess you of all you own. Ugh, doctors always dispossess me of my stethoscope.

See also: dispossess, of

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dispossess someone of something

to separate someone from a possession. Do you intend to dispossess us of our home? They were dispossessed of the only possessions they had.

See also: dispossess, of

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