dispossess
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
verb
- To take away someone's property, land, or home, especially by force or legal action.
- The government dispossessed the farmers to build a new highway.
- Many families were dispossessed during the war and forced to flee.
- The landlord tried to dispossess the tenants for not paying rent.
- To deprive someone of something they have or enjoy, such as rights or a quality.
- Her illness dispossessed her of the energy she once had.
- They felt dispossessed of their cultural heritage after moving to a new country.
- The new law dispossessed citizens of their right to free speech.