expropriate
[ eks-proh-pree-eyt ]
/ ɛksˈproʊ priˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing.
to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner: The government expropriated the land for a recreation area.
to dispossess (a person) of ownership: The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates.
to take (something) from another's possession for one's own use: He expropriated my ideas for his own article.
Origin of expropriate
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British Dictionary definitions for expropriation
expropriate
/ (ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public use
See also eminent domain
Derived forms of expropriate
expropriable, adjective expropriation, noun expropriator, nounWord Origin for expropriate
C17: from Medieval Latin
expropriāre to deprive of possessions, from
proprius own
Cultural definitions for expropriation
expropriation
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 so.