Synonyms for repossess
ˌri pəˈzɛsre·pos·sess

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1. repossess

   The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.

   Synonyms:
   be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, recuperate, regain, restore, resume, retrieve

   Antonyms:
   die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

   Preposition:
   From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

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1. reclaim, repossessverb

   claim back

   Synonyms:
   domesticize, tame, reform, regenerate, domesticate, domesticise, take back, reclaim, recover, rectify

2. take back, repossessverb

   regain possession of something

   Synonyms:
   reclaim, return, bring back, swallow, take back, withdraw, unsay

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1. • Get

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1. List of paraphrases for "repossess":

   reclaim, retrieve, recover

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