单词 | repossess |
释义 | repossessv. 1. a. transitive. To recover or regain possession of (a thing); to seize or occupy again (a place). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)] > again or back repealc1390 repossedea1513 repossessa1513 recall1609 repo1972 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxiiii. f. lxxxxiiiv After whiche peace concludyd,..the Kynge repossessyd ye sayd Cytie. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions Pref. 15 Desirous to repossess that, that constrainedly he forsooke. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Mm2v The resolucion to dye had repossessed his place in her minde. 1634 J. Ford Chron. Hist. Perkin Warbeck i. sig. Bv Nor doth the House of Yorke decay in Honors, Tho Lancaster doth repossesse his right. c1670 T. Hobbes Dial. Com. Laws (1681) 133 He was received again into Grace, but dyed before he could repossess his benefice. 1745 E. Young Consolation 6 Earth re-possesses Part of what she gave. 1782 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 1 34 They affirm, that as soon as the body is deposited in the grave, it is repossessed by the soul. 1837 A. W. Fonblanque Eng. under Seven Admin. II. 278 The money-changers have repossessed the Temple. 1878 Times 7 Mar. 5/2 The wish of the Russian Government to repossess Bessarabia. 1920 Calif. Law Rev. 8 446 An abandonment can take place only where the occupant leaves the property free to the appropriation of the next comer..without an intention to repossess or reclaim it for himself. 1972 New Society 12 Oct. 98/3 The record company repossessed the amplifiers and so Bolan, of necessity, switched back to acoustic guitar. 1999 M. Simonds Lion in Room Next Door ix. 189 The sounds of the jungle repossess the night. 2002 Yahoo! Internet Life May 45/2 Ask your brother if he can repossess the laptop for one more hour. b. transitive. spec. Of a vendor: to retake possession of (an item of property) following default by the purchaser on payment due under a hire-purchase or loan agreement; (hence of a lender) to seize (a house, etc., held as surety against a loan) following default by the borrower on payment due under a mortgage agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [verb (transitive)] > repossess goods bought on hire purchase repossess1926 1926 Econ. Jrnl. 36 212 It has been almost impossible to ascertain the number of cars which have been repossessed by finance companies as a consequence of default upon instalments. 1939 Times 24 Feb. 4/6 A number of radio sets which had been repossessed by Rawire, Limited, in consequence of hirers having made default in payment. 1969 Rolling Stone 28 June 28/2 The starting point was having their car repossessed in Nashville ten years ago. 1979 V. A. Karn in C. Jones Urban Deprivation & Inner City vii. 177 Finance companies are more likely than building societies or local authorities to repossess a house when the buyer falls into arrears. 1980 B. Jackson & D. Christian Death Row ii. 48 My boat, my automobile and everything were repossessed... They repossessed my car before I even had a payment due on it. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 Nov. i. 1/3 More mortgages than ever are being foreclosed, and more homes repossessed. 2. a. transitive. To put (a person) in possession of a thing for a second or further time; to re-endow or reinvest with. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > cause to be possessed > put in possession of > again reseize?a1425 repossess1533 repossess1601 1533 Fabyans Cronycle (new ed.) II. f. clviii The kyng hadde thus repossessed the erle of the lordshyp of Flaunders. 1591 in Acts Privy Council (1900) XXI. 126 [To] see the supplicant repossessed of his said messuage, goodes, writings, [etc.] 1622 J. Donne Serm. XV. Verse XX. Chap. Iudges 12 They did scarce know their own title; and yet God repossessed them of it, reinuested them in it. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 291 We will endeavour to repossess his Son of his Kingdom. 1728 W. Kennett Register 323 At length the Doctor gets himself re-possessed of his Living. 1837 G. Tucker Life T. Jefferson II. vii. 170 Neither, he thinks, would be willing to see the other repossessed of the territories of which it had been divested. 1867 Times 24 June 7/2 Detachments of the two regiments have conjointly repossessed the colony of the tract of country temporarily in the hands of the hostile Indians. 1967 Hist. Jrnl. 10 12 The bishops were re-admitted to the House of Lords and were repossessed of their ancient lands and jurisdictions. 1994 W. C. Neale in C. M. Duncan & D. W. Tandy From Polit. Econ. to Anthropol. 154 A commission was established to annul transfers of land that appeared to have been inequitable, and many of the dispossessed became repossessed of their land. b. transitive (reflexive). To regain possession of a thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (reflexive)] > again repossess1613 1613 R. Dallington Aphorismes Ciuill & Militarie iv. xlvi. 286 He cometh before Millan, and repossesseth himselfe of that citie, before Iuo d'Allegri can come with his troopes to the succours of Triultio. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 43 The same Wood, where he had defeated the Britans: who..had now repossess'd themselvs of that place. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. v. 48 The Portuguese..soon repossessed themselves of the places the Dutch had taken. 1795 W. Belsham Mem. Reign George III II. 242 Washington..re-possessed himself of his former strong position. 1825 Times 15 Jan. 2/5 All the world agree that it is alike impossible for the Portuguese nation to reconquer Brazil, and for the Spaniards to repossess themselves of Columbia and Mexico. 1861 G. J. Goschen Theory Foreign Exchanges 127 When..the Hamburg banker wishes to repossess himself of his money. 1911 Michigan Law Rev. 9 241 Persons dealing bona fide with him..will be protected against claims of the original owner to repossess himself of the property. 2003 B. Donnelly Socialist Émigré vi. 187 As to the nature or manner by which people are to repossess themselves of government, Locke unfortunately gives no satisfactory answer. ΚΠ 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xxxiiij. f. 72v The Ladie deliuered the three brethren out of prison, and hauyng firste paied euery man their debte, thei..were repossessed in their former inheritaunce. 1573 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 195 All personis..dispossest of houssis..salbe presentlie repossest to thair houssis. 1574 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 409 To entir and reposses Patrik Bellenden..in all and sindry [lands]. 1585 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. IV. 34 He sall reposses Adam..to the teindis. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James IV in Wks. (1711) 67 Kings should repossess Kings wrongfully put from their own. 1664 in C. B. Gunn Rec. Baron Court Stitchill (1905) 31 John Guttraw..unlawed in fyve punds and ordained to repossess the said James Lowry therto. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. ix. 92 They proffer'd aid..To repossess him in his right. 1827 W. Scott Life Napoleon VI. vi. 166 His son should repossess him in the crown. 4. transitive. To re-endow or reinvest with something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > cause to be possessed > put in possession of > again reseize?a1425 repossess1533 repossess1601 1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 50 To repossesse the Hanses with their old antiquated, and obsolete Priuiledges. a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 261 It is Thou only, who art able to repossesse mee with this iewell. 1699 G. Harvey Vanities Philos. & Physick i. 3 I did not fail to discharge my promise, in repossessing him with his Book, which he received from me with all the respectful Reverence, that Hands and Knees could express. 1817 ‘Earl of Erpingham’ Some Acct. of Myself III. viii. 136 I well knew the effect which this unhappy business would have upon Lady Erpingham; and I despaired entirely of repossessing her with confidence in my improvements. 1852 W. Burton District School as it Was & Other Writings 215 After our..genial fireside had repossessed him with comfort, we spent a right merry evening. 1899 H. B. Cushman Hist. Choctaw, Chickasaw & Natchez Indians 97 It was stipulated, should any of them be deprived of their lands by any of the King's enemies, he would repossess them with other lands within his territories. 1906 Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Jrnl. Apr. 288/2 A word and you..may repossess a soul with new zeal and courage to battle with life. 2001 tr. in I. Perez-Molina Honour & Disgrace iv. 108 A husband is forced to repossess his wife with the income resulting from the paraphernal property. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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