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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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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. deprive of the possession of real estate
  3. 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. Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. Goldsmith.
  4. To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancyof, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; --usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossessa king of his crown.Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. Goldsmith.
  5. v:100 v. deprive of the possession of real estate