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.

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

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.

expropriate

Past participle: expropriated
Gerund: expropriating

Imperative

expropriate

expropriate

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"

expropriate

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

expropriate

verb

To take quick and forcible possession of:

commandeer, confiscate, grab, seize, snatch.

Idiom: help oneself to.

Translations

vyvlastnit

απαλλοτριώνω

expropiar

pakkolunastaa

exproprier

espropriareesproprio

expropriate

[eksˈprəʊprɪeɪt] VT → expropiar

expropriate

[ɛkˈsprəʊprieɪt] vt → exproprier

expropriate

vt → enteignen

expropriate

[ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt] vt → espropriare