dispossess
UK/dɪspə'zes/US/.dispә'zes/
B1
Definitions
v.
To deprive someone of property, land, or a home.
剥夺（某人的财产、土地或居所）；驱逐。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishdis-not, apart, away
+
possessroot
=dispossess
dis- (away, reversal) + possess = 'to take possession away.' To force someone out of what they hold.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Settlers gradually dispossessed the indigenous people of their land.
- 2.
Families were dispossessed when the factory bought up the village.