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Webster 1913 Edition


Repossess

Reˊpos-sess′

(rē̍ˊpŏz-zĕs′ or rē̍ˊpŏs-sĕs′)
,
Verb.
T.
1.
To possess again;
as, to
repossess
the land
.
Pope.
To repossess one’s self of
(something),
to acquire again (something lost).

Webster 1828 Edition


Repossess

REPOSSESS'

,
Verb.
T.
[re and possess.] To possess again.
Nor shall my father repossess the land.
To repossess one's self, to obtain possession again.

Definition 2024


repossess

repossess

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repossess (third-person singular simple present repossesses, present participle repossessing, simple past and past participle repossessed)

  1. (law) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
  2. (dated, reflexive) To gain back possession of.
    to repossess oneself of something lost

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