"mispossess" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mispossesses [present, singular, third-person], mispossessing [participle, present], mispossessed [participle, past], mispossessed [past]
Etymology: mis- + possess Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|possess}} mis- + possess Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispossess (third-person singular simple present mispossesses, present participle mispossessing, simple past and past participle mispossessed)
  1. (transitive) To possess illicitly, as by theft. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mispossess-en-verb-~mKiNRHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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