repossess

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: re=pos=sess

CIDE DICTIONARY

repossess, v. t. 

•  To possess again; as, to repossess the land.  Pope.  [1913 Webster]
•  To take possession of, for failure of the possessor to make payments owed for purchase of; -- used of real estate subject to mortgage payments and of other objects purchased on a time-payment plan, which may be taken back (repossessed) by the original vendor if the payments are not made on time.  [PJC]

To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).

OXFORD DICTIONARY

repossess, v.tr. regain possession of (esp. property or goods on which repayment of a debt is in arrears).

Derivative

repossession n. repossessor n.

THESAURUS

repossess

get back, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, recuperate, redeem, regain, renovate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, restore, resume, retake, retrieve, revindicate, revive, take back