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expropriate

Syllabification: (ex·pro·pri·ate)
Pronunciation: /ˌeksˈprōprēˌāt/

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Definition of expropriate

verb

[with object]
  • (especially of the state) take away (property) from its owner:government plans to expropriate farmland
  • dispossess (someone) of property:the land reform expropriated the Irish landlords

Derivatives

expropriation

Pronunciation: /ˌeksˌprōprēˈāSHən/

noun

expropriator

Pronunciation: /-ˌātər/

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from medieval Latin expropriat- 'taken from the owner', from the verb expropriare, from ex- 'out, from' + proprium 'property', neuter singular of proprius 'own'

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