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Learn to pronounce ex·pro·pri·ate

/ˌeksˈprōprēˌāt/
verb
(especially of the state) take away (property) from its owner.
synonyms: seize, take away, take over, take, appropriate, take possession of, requisition, commandeer, claim, make claim to, assume, acquire, sequestrate, wrest, impound, confiscate, misappropriate, usurp, arrogate, hijack, distrain, disseize, attach, poind

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The meaning of EXPROPRIATE is to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Did you know?
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 ...
Expropriate definition: to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner.
May 3, 2024 · The meaning of EXPROPRIATION is the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated; specifically : the action of the state in ...
Use the verb expropriate to describe the act of taking people's property, usually by a government. If you really like your neighbor's house, you may wish you ...
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to take (land, property, etc.) from its owner; esp., to take for public use or in the public interest, as by right of eminent domain.
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the act of taking away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally:.
1. To take private property for the use of the public. 2. Surrendering a claim to property.
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to take (someone's property) — used especially when a government takes property for public use. The land was expropriated by the state.
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The taking over of private property by a government, often without fair compensation but usually with a legal assertion that the government has a right to do ...