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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.