Expropriate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|eksˈprəʊprɪeɪt|
Brit.
|ɪksˈprəʊprɪeɪt|
verb
- deprive of possessions
The Communist government expropriated the landowners
Extra examples
...dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime...
...the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road...
Much of the land for the airport was expropriated from local farmers.
The Communist government expropriated the landowners
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: expropriate
he/she/it: expropriates
present participle: expropriating
past tense: expropriated
past participle: expropriated
I/you/we/they: expropriate
he/she/it: expropriates
present participle: expropriating
past tense: expropriated
past participle: expropriated
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