expropriate

expropriate
UK [eksˈprəʊprɪeɪt] / US [eksˈproʊprɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "expropriate":
present tense I/you/we/they expropriate he/she/it expropriates present participle expropriating past tense expropriated past participle expropriated formal
1) to take someone's land, money, or possessions and use them for public purposes

The county expropriated the land to widen the old main road.

2) to take something that does not belong to you and use it for yourself

He expropriated food meant for the refugees and sold it on the black market.


Derived words:
expropriation
UK [eksˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [eksˌproʊprɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun countable/uncountable
Word forms "expropriation":
singular expropriation plural expropriations
expropriator
noun countable
Word forms "expropriator":
singular expropriator plural expropriators

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  • expropriate — [v] seize accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, confiscate, deprive of property, dispossess, impound, preempt, requisition, sequester, take, take over; concepts 90,142 Ant. appropriate, distribute, give …   New thesaurus

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