Synonyms for dispossessed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dis-puh-zest

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst

Définition of dispossessed

Origin : late 15c., from Old French despossesser "to dispossess," from des- (see dis-) + possesser (see possess). Related: Dispossessed; dispossessing.

verb deprive

Example sentences :

The Irish were dispossessed, kicked out, and they have been out ever since.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

But the time had come when even these kings of birds were to be dispossessed.
Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Of course these two tribes were the first who were dispossessed of their lands by the Europeans.
Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper

One of them must have ordered Mr. Stanley dispossessed on his own responsibility.
Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster

"He got in for that while he was dispossessed," smiled Southend.
Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope

We were alone with the quiet day, and his little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.
Extract from : « The Turn of the Screw » by Henry James

To make way for these fleeces the ploughmen had been dispossessed.
Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford

This happened to belong to the assistant head of the dome, whom he dispossessed.
Extract from : « Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! » by Warner Van Lorne

The place was worse than a desert, for it contained possessors not dispossessed.
Extract from : « Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln » by Charles L. Marson

Every aid to enable the dispossessed will to regain its rightful throne should be employed.
Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk

Antonyms for dispossessed

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