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expropriate
ex·pro·pri·ate E0292300 (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.
[Medieval Latin expropriāre, expropriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin propriāre, to appropriate (from proprius, one's own; see proper).]
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 nex•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 |
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| expropriate | | expropriate |
| Present |
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| I expropriate | | you expropriate | | he/she/it expropriates | | we expropriate | | you expropriate | | they expropriate |
| Preterite |
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| I expropriated | | you expropriated | | he/she/it expropriated | | we expropriated | | you expropriated | | they expropriated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am expropriating | | you are expropriating | | he/she/it is expropriating | | we are expropriating | | you are expropriating | | they are expropriating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have expropriated | | you have expropriated | | he/she/it has expropriated | | we have expropriated | | you have expropriated | | they have expropriated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was expropriating | | you were expropriating | | he/she/it was expropriating | | we were expropriating | | you were expropriating | | they were expropriating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had expropriated | | you had expropriated | | he/she/it had expropriated | | we had expropriated | | you had expropriated | | they had expropriated |
| Future |
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| I will expropriate | | you will expropriate | | he/she/it will expropriate | | we will expropriate | | you will expropriate | | they will expropriate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have expropriated | | you will have expropriated | | he/she/it will have expropriated | | we will have expropriated | | you will have expropriated | | they will have expropriated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be expropriating | | you will be expropriating | | he/she/it will be expropriating | | we will be expropriating | | you will be expropriating | | they will be expropriating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been expropriating | | you have been expropriating | | he/she/it has been expropriating | | we have been expropriating | | you have been expropriating | | they have been expropriating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been expropriating | | you will have been expropriating | | he/she/it will have been expropriating | | we will have been expropriating | | you will have been expropriating | | they will have been expropriating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been expropriating | | you had been expropriating | | he/she/it had been expropriating | | we had been expropriating | | you had been expropriating | | they had been expropriating |
| Conditional |
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| I would expropriate | | you would expropriate | | he/she/it would expropriate | | we would expropriate | | you would expropriate | | they would expropriate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have expropriated | | you would have expropriated | | he/she/it would have expropriated | | we would have expropriated | | you would have expropriated | | they would have expropriated |
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" |
expropriateverb (Formal) seize, take, appropriate, confiscate, assume, take over, take away, commandeer, requisition, arrogate The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.expropriateverbTo take quick and forcible possession of:commandeer, confiscate, grab, seize, snatch.Idiom: help oneself to.Translationsexproprierespropriareesproprioexpropriate
expropriate (something) from (someone or something)To take or seize something from someone or something. This is our family's land—those greedy developers can't just expropriate it from us! My client is claiming that the defendant expropriated funds from her for his own campaign.See also: expropriateexpropriatesomething (from someone or something) (for someone or something) to seize something from someone or something for someone or something. The government expropriated the land from the peasants for an airfield. They expropriated land for a highway. They expropriated land from the farmers.EncyclopediaSeeExpropriationexpropriate
expropriate to deprive (an owner) of (property) by taking it for public use.expropriate
Synonyms for expropriateverb seizeSynonyms- seize
- take
- appropriate
- confiscate
- assume
- take over
- take away
- commandeer
- requisition
- arrogate
Synonyms for expropriateverb to take quick and forcible possession ofSynonyms- commandeer
- confiscate
- grab
- seize
- snatch
Words related to expropriateverb deprive of possessionsRelated Words |