Standard Lemma guide

dekulakize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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)