Unpossess

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be without, or to resign, possession of. rare, transitive

    "This is a farce. Since when did I receive the gun (which is possessing it) and then unpossess it, and, then possess it again (all from 1984 to 1985) ."

  2. 2
    To free from an obsession that has taken hold of (someone)

    "The hold that is given over I unpossess, so hangeth now in balance Of war my peace, reward of all my pain, At Mountzon thus I restless rest in Spain."

Example

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"This is a farce. Since when did I receive the gun (which is possessing it) and then unpossess it, and, then possess it again (all from 1984 to 1985) ."

Etymology

From un- + possess.

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