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Verb: repossess  ,ree-pu'zes
  1. Take possession of something (esp. a house) when the present owner defaults on payments for it or on payments on a load secured on it
    "They repossessed the furniture due to missed installments";
    - reclaim

Derived forms: repossessed, repossesses, repossessing

Type of: acquire, get

Encyclopedia: Repossess