expropriate

ex·pro·pri·ate

 (ĕk-sprō′prē-āt′)

tr.v. ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing, ex·pro·pri·ates

To take (a property) for public use.

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[Medieval Latin expropriāre, expropriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin propriāre, to appropriate (from proprius, one's own; see proper).]

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ex·pro′pri·a′tion n.

ex·pro′pri·a′tor n.

ex·pro′pri·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

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expropriate

(ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)

vb (tr)

(Law) to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public use. See also eminent domain

[C17: from Medieval Latin expropriāre to deprive of possessions, from proprius own]

exˈpropriable adj

exˌpropriˈation n

exˈpropriˌator n

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ex•pro•pri•ate

(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.

[1605–15; < Medieval Latin expropriātus, past participle of expropriāre to deprive of property = Latin ex- ex-¹ + Medieval Latin propriāre to appropriate]

ex•pro′pri•a•ble (-ə bəl) adj.

ex•pro`pri•a′tion, n.

ex•pro′pri•a`tor, n.

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expropriate

Past participle: expropriated
Gerund: expropriating

Imperative

expropriate

expropriate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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expropriate

verb (Formal) seize, take, appropriate, confiscate, assume, take over, take away, commandeer, requisition, arrogate The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.

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expropriate

verb

To take quick and forcible possession of:

commandeer, confiscate, grab, seize, snatch.

Idiom: help oneself to.

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Translations

vyvlastnit

απαλλοτριώνω

expropiar

pakkolunastaa

exproprier

espropriareesproprio

expropriate

[eksˈprəʊprɪeɪt] VT → expropiar

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expropriate

[ɛkˈsprəʊprieɪt] vt → exproprier

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expropriate

vt → enteignen

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expropriate

[ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt] vt → espropriare

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