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- Dictionaryexpropriate/ɪkˈsprəʊprɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit: "their assets were expropriated by the government"
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1. : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. 2. : to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession. expropriator. ek-ˈsprō-prē-ˌā-tər. noun. Did you know? If you guessed that expropriate has something in common with the verb appropriate, you're right.
EXPROPRIATE definition: 1. to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for…. Learn more.
Expropriate definition: to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner. See examples of EXPROPRIATE used in a sentence.
Expropriate is typically used to describe taking property — rather than smaller possessions — and a government or other official organization is usually the one doing the taking. For example, a state may expropriate property in order to build a new road.
Definition of expropriate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If a government or other authority expropriates someone's property, they take it away from them for public use. [law] The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners. [VERB noun] Synonyms: seize, take, appropriate, confiscate More Synonyms of expropriate.
(ɛksˈproʊ priˌeɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to take possession of, esp. for public use. 2. to dispossess (a person) of ownership. 3. to take from another and use as one's own: expropriated ideas.
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expropriate meaning, definition, what is expropriate: if a government or someone in authority ...: Learn more.
ex•pro•pri•ate (eks prō′ prē āt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. Law to take possession of, esp. 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.
