dispossess

 
Pronunciation: /dɪspəˈzɛs/

verb

[with object]
  • deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions: they were dispossessed of lands and properties during the Reformation (as plural noun the dispossessed) a champion of the poor and the dispossessed
  • (in sport) deprive (a player) of the ball: he dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run

Derivatives

dispossession

Pronunciation: /-ˈzɛʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 15th century: from Old French despossesser, from des- (expressing reversal) + possesser 'possess'