how to pronounce dispossess

/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɛs/

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dispossess is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of dispossess

verb:

To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.

dispossess frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dispossess occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dispossess can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dispossess can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;