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TOPIK 6verb

박탈하다

baktalhada

박탈해요 · 박탈했어요 · 박탈할 거예요 · 박탈하세요

to deprive of, to strip of (rights, a title)

Example

그 선수는 도핑으로 메달을 박탈당했습니다.

That athlete was stripped of his medal for doping.

Word parts

박 peel탈 seize

Literally 'peel off and seize.'

Good to know

Often passive with 당하다: 자격을 박탈당하다 = to be stripped of one's qualification.