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dispossessing

/dɪsˈpɒsɛsɪŋ/ verb · British & US
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What does dispossessing mean?

verb

To deprive someone of their property or rights, or to take control of something from someone. To remove or take away something that belongs to someone.

Example

"The government's policies were dispossessing the indigenous people of their ancestral lands."

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