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dispossesseth

dispossesseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dispossess.

Meaning of dispossess

Verb

dispossess (third-person singular simple present dispossesses, present participle dispossessing, simple past and past participle dispossessed)

  1. To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
  2. To deprive someone of possession in general.
    • Though Mars himſelfe the angry God of armes,
      And all the earthly Potentates conſpire,
      To diſpoſſeſſe me of this Diadem:
      Yet wil I weare it in deſpight of them
      As great commander of this Eaſtearne world, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  3. To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
    • It was Bannan who released Agbonlahor for his goal with a long-range curling pass after Stephen Warnock had dispossessed Mohamed Diame.2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport

Origin of dispossesseth

dispossess + -eth

Questions about dispossesseth

What is dispossesseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dispossesseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dispossess.

Words near dispossesseth in the dictionary

  1. dispossessedness
  2. dispossessee
  3. dispossessees
  4. dispossesses
  5. dispossessest
  6. dispossesseth
  7. dispossessing
  8. dispossession
  9. dispossessions
  10. dispossessive
  11. dispossessively

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