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expropriate
(redirected from expropriating)

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ex·pro·pri·ate  (k-sprpr-t)
tr.v. ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing, ex·pro·pri·ates
1. To deprive of possession: expropriated the property owners who lived in the path of the new highway.
2. To transfer (another's property) to oneself.
[Medieval Latin exproprire, exproprit- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin proprire, to appropriate (from proprius, one's own; see proper).]
ex·propri·ation n.
ex·propri·ator n.
ex·propri·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.
expropriate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] Formal (of a government or other official body) to take (money or property) away from its owners [Medieval Latin expropriare to deprive of possessions]
expropriation n
expropriator n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.expropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
expropriate
verb (Formal) seize, take, appropriate, confiscate, assume, take over, take away, commandeer, requisition, arrogate
Translations
expropriate [ɛksˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → expropiar
expropriate [ɛksˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → exproprier
expropriate [ɛksˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → enteignen
expropriate [ɛksˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → espropriare


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Even then the mobs that attacked and despoiled Jews were often led by nobles and higher clergy who saw opportunities for expropriating property or evading repayment of debts to Jewish creditors.
Jesus, Mel Gibson, & the demon Jew by Parenti, Michael / The Humanist
But a problem remains: Israel is demolishing Christians' homes and expropriating their land to give the Emmanuel Sisters access to their convent.
Christians and Israel's wall by Cone, Margaret / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
CORRECTION: For liberals, being humane is to be adept at expropriating and redistributing other people's wealth.
Benevolent banditry. (Correction, Please!) by Hoar, William P. / The New American
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