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dispossess

/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/

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dispossessverb

dispossessed

Past Simple

dispossessed

Past Participle

dispossessing

Gerund

/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/

The government decided to dispossess the landowners of their properties.

Правительство решило лишить землевладельцев их собственности.

The war threatened to dispossess many families of their homes.

Война угрожала отнять у многих семей их дома.

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dispossessverb

To deprive someone of land, property, or other possessions.

The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.

To strip someone of rights, power, or other intangible possessions.

The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.