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dispossess

/ˌdɪs.pəˈzes/

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verb

/ˌdɪs.pəˈzes/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий лишить кого-либо собственности, имущества или прав, часто законными или насильственными методами.

A verb meaning to deprive someone of property, possessions, or rights, often through legal or forceful means.

  1. Deprive of propertyC1formal

    To take away someone's property, land, or possessions, often by legal or official means.

    ruЛишить собственности

    • The government dispossessed the landowners to build the new highway.
    • Many families were dispossessed of their homes during the war.
    • The court ordered the company to dispossess the illegal occupants.

    Synonymsconfiscatedeprivedivestexpropriateseizestrip

    Antonymsbestowendowgrantinvestvest

Forms
  • dispossessed past participle
  • dispossessed past simple
  • dispossessing present participle
  • dispossesses third person singular
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