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Borrowed from Russian раскулачивать (raskulačivatʹ). Morphologically roz- +‎ kulak +‎ -ovat.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈroskulat͡ʃovat]
  • Rhymes: -ovat
  • Hyphenation: roz‧ku‧la‧čo‧vat

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rozkulačovat impf (perfective rozkulačit)

  1. (historical, transitive) to dekulakize or keep dekulakizing (collectivizing the property of a prosperous peasant or farmer) [since 20th c.]
    • 1956, Stát a právo[1], volumes 1–3, Academia, page 220:
      Zásadu dobrovolnosti se snažili zaměňovat násilím vůči středním, ba i chudým rolníkům, kteří nevstoupili ihned do kolchozů. Používali násilí a »rozkulačovali« vedle kulaků i střední rolníky []
      They replaced the priniciple of voluntariness with violence against middle-income or even poor peasants, who had not immediately joined the farming collectves. They used violence and "dekulakized" not only kulaks but also midle-income peasants []

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