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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pro•pri•ate /ɛksˈproʊpriˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - Lawto take possession of, esp. for public use:The government expropriated the land.
ex•pro•pri•a•tion /ɛksˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -propr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pro•pri•ate (eks prō′prē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. - Lawto take possession of, esp. 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.
- Lawto dispossess (a person) of ownership:The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates.
- Lawto take (something) from another's possession for one's own use:He expropriated my ideas for his own article.
- Medieval Latin expropriātus separated from one's own (past participle of expropriāre), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + propri(āre) to appropriate (derivative of proprius proper) + -ātus -ate1
- 1605–15;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: expropriate /ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)- to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public use
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin expropriāre to deprive of possessions, from proprius ownexˌpropriˈation n exˈpropriˌator n |