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expropriate

Pronunciation: /ɪksˈprəʊprɪeɪt, ɛks-/
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Definition of expropriate

verb

[with object]
  • (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:their assets were expropriated by the government
  • dispossess (someone) of property:the measures expropriated the landlords

Derivatives

expropriation

Pronunciation: /-ˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

expropriator

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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