Megfosztja

Megfosztja is a Hungarian verb meaning to deprive or strip someone of something. It is used in formal or legal contexts to describe taking away a right, privilege, or possession from a person or group. The verb is transitive and appears in the present tense as megfosztja, with other forms built from the same root.

The verb comes from the root foszt with the prefix meg-, which adds the sense of completion or thoroughness. The related noun megfosztás denotes deprivation or disenfranchisement, and megfosztani is the infinitive form. In everyday language, the sense is close to “to deprive” or “to strip away.”

In usage, megfosztja typically takes a person as the object who is deprived and a thing or quality as the complement indicating what is taken away, often with the suffix from to express the source of deprivation. Examples: A bíróság megfosztja a gyanúsítottat a jogaitól. A hatóság megfosztja a foglyokat a kedvezmények egy részétől. The past tense is megfosztotta, and other tenses follow standard Hungarian conjugation.

Contextually, megfosztja is commonly found in legal, political, and human rights discourse, where deprivation of rights, freedoms, or benefits is described. As a broader synonym, megbvonás or “megvon” is used for withdrawal or deprivation of rights or benefits in many contexts, while megfosztás emphasizes the act of depriving.

See also: megfosztás, megfosztani, fosztás, megvonás, jogfosztás.