Associations to the word «Repossess»

Wiktionary

REPOSSESS, verb. (legal) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
REPOSSESS, verb. (dated) (reflexive) To gain back possession of.

Dictionary definition

REPOSSESS, verb. Claim back.
REPOSSESS, verb. Regain possession of something.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats