expropriate
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.
Origin of expropriate
1Other words from expropriate
- ex·pro·pri·a·ble [eks-proh-pree-uh-buhl], /ɛksˈproʊ pri ə bəl/, adjective
- ex·pro·pri·a·tion, noun
- ex·pro·pri·a·tion·ist, adjective, noun
- ex·pro·pri·a·tor, noun
- de-ex·pro·pri·a·tion, noun
- un·ex·pro·pri·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·pro·pri·at·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with expropriate
- appropriate, expropriate
Words Nearby expropriate
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How to use expropriate in a sentence
Its rule of law codified difference, curtailed freedoms, expropriated land and property, and ensured a steady stream of labor for the mines and plantations, the proceeds from which helped fuel Britain’s economy.
Britain Can No Longer Hide Behind the Myth That Its Empire Was Benign | Caroline Elkins | April 2, 2022 | TimePerhaps most controversially, HKND is authorized to expropriate land wherever it wants.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat way, if Maduro o un revergo de esos comes to expropriate me, they can take the farm.
Iraq is now a sovereign state and its power to expropriate Camp Ashraf, after paying appropriate compensation, cannot be doubted.
Iraq's Looming Massacre of Iranian MEK Refugees | Geoffrey Robertson | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBarrs would not come to expropriate his cauliflowers and early potatoes.
A Tatter of Scarlet | S. R. Crockett
The old theory was that the state would expropriate this industry and become the employer of all engaged in it.
Twentieth Century Socialism | Edmond KellyIn taking over the waterways the Realm acquires the right to expropriate, to fix rates, and to administer the river police system.
The New Germany | George YoungOur watchword must be: to arm the proletariat so that it may defeat, expropriate, and disarm the bourgeoisie.
Bolshevism | John SpargoThe State makes him pay taxes; it ventures to expropriate him for the public good.
Anarchism and Socialism | George Plechanoff
British Dictionary definitions for expropriate
/ (ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) /
to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public use: See also eminent domain
Origin of expropriate
1Derived forms of expropriate
- expropriable, adjective
- expropriation, noun
- expropriator, noun
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