expropriate
[ eks-proh-pree-eyt ]
/ ɛksˈproʊ priˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing.
to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner: The government expropriated the land for a recreation area.
to dispossess (a person) of ownership: The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates.
to take (something) from another's possession for one's own use: He expropriated my ideas for his own article.
Words nearby expropriate
expressivity, expressly, expressman, expresso, expressway, expropriate, expropriation, expt., exptl, exptl., expugnable
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expropriate
/ (ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public useSee also eminent domain
Derived forms of expropriate
expropriable, adjectiveexpropriation, nounexpropriator, nounWord Origin for expropriate
C17: from Medieval Latin expropriāre to deprive of possessions, from proprius own
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expropriation
The taking over of private property by a government, often without fair compensation but usually with a legal assertion that the government has a right to do so.
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