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Repossess definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: claim back [syn: reclaim, repossess]
2: regain possession of something [syn: take back, repossess]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. a. to regain possession of b. to take possession of (something bought) from a buyer in default of the payment of installments due 2. to restore to possession • repossession noun • repossessor noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. regain possession of (esp. property or goods on which repayment of a debt is in arrears). Derivatives: repossession n. repossessor n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Repossess Re`pos*sess" (r?"p?z*z?s" or -p?s*s?s"), v. t. To possess again; as, to repossess the land. --Pope. To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(repossesses, repossessing, repossessed) If your car or house is repossessed, the people who supplied it take it back because they are still owed money for it. His car was repossessed by the company... VERB: usu passive, be V-ed

Moby Thesaurus

get back, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, recuperate, redeem, regain, renovate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, restore, resume, retake, retrieve, revindicate, revive, take back