verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪˈkuːlækaɪz/
General-American:/dɪˈkulæˌkaɪz/
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verb
Meaning 1
Usually with reference to the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe: to dispossess a kulak (that is, a prosperous peasant) of his or her property and/or rights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From de- + kulak + -ize, a calque of Russian раскула́чить (raskuláčitʹ), from рас- (ras-) (a variant of раз- (raz-, “prefix meaning ‘removing, undoing’”)) + кула́к (kulák, “wealthy peasant”, literally “fist”) + -и (-i) + -ть (-tʹ, “suffix indicating infinitives of verbs”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
rozkulačovat
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Czech:
rozkulačit
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
French:
dékoulakiser
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
German:
entkulakisieren
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Indonesian:
mendekulakisasi
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Polish:
rozkułaczyć
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Polish:
rozkułaczać
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Russian:
раскула́чить
(raskuláčitʹ)
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Slovak:
rozkulačiť
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)
Swedish:
avkulakisera
— to dispossess a kulak (wealthy peasant)