dispossess
verb/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
Frequency rank: #19,750 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to deprive someone of land, property, or other possessions
Example sentence
The new law could dispossess thousands of farmers from their land.
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