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Dispossesses vs Dispossessed - What's the difference?

dispossesses | dispossessed |

As verbs the difference between dispossesses and dispossessed

is that dispossesses is third-person singular of dispossess while dispossessed is past tense of dispossess.

As an adjective dispossessed is

homelessness.

dispossesses

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dispossess)

    • dispossess

    English

    Verb

  • To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
  • (sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=John Sinnott , title=Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was Bannan who released Agbonlahor for his goal with a long-range curling pass after Stephen Warnock had dispossessed Mohamed Diame.}}

    Related terms

    * dispossession

    dispossessed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dispossess)
  • * 1215 —
    • To any man whom we have deprived or dispossessed of lands, castles, liberties, or rights, without the lawful judgement of his equals, we will at once restore these.
  • * 1897 —
    • Whereupon the soldier dispossessed himself of his burden, and stood looking down upon it in great perplexity.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Homelessness.
  • Impoverished.