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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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to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally: He was discovered to have been expropriating company funds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. housebreaking. jemmy. jimmy. job.
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.
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. expropriation (eksproʊprieɪʃən ) Word forms: expropriations variable noun.
Definition of expropriate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
All you need to know about "EXPROPRIATE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
OED's earliest evidence for expropriate is from 1611, in the writing of Randle Cotgrave, lexicographer. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500). expropriate is a borrowing from Latin .
(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.
EXPROPRIATE meaning: to take (someone's property) used especially when a government takes property for public use.
Aug 19, 2024 · (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. Coordinate term: nationalize. (transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights. Coordinate term: submit. [edit] expropriable. expropriation. expropriative. expropriatory. [edit]
