VERB | possession | repossess, reclaim | claim back |
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possession | repossess, take back | regain possession of something |
Sounds | riy.pahzeh's | |
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Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... |
Meaning | claim back. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Synonym | reclaim | |
Narrower | distrain | legally take something in place of a debt payment |
foreclose | subject to foreclosing procedures | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Spanish | recobrar, recuperar | |
Catalan | recobrar, recuperar |
Meaning | regain possession of something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | take back | |
Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
Spanish | recuperar, redisponer | |
Catalan | recobrar, recuperar | |
Nouns | repossession | the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default) |
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