desposseir — meaning in English
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English meaning
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deprive
verb To take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it.
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divest
verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
Senses
desposseir is used for these senses in English:
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deprive
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
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divest
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
divest — full definition
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verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
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verb To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
