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- Dictionaryexpropriate/ɪkˈsprəʊprɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit: "their assets were expropriated by the government"
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The meaning of EXPROPRIATE is to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Did you know? to deprive of possession or proprietary rights; to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession…
EXPROPRIATE definition: 1. to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for…. Learn more.
Expropriate definition: to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner. See examples of EXPROPRIATE used in a sentence.
5 days ago · expropriate (third-person singular simple present expropriates, present participle expropriating, simple past and past participle expropriated) ( transitive ) To deprive a person of (their private property ) for public use.
Definition of expropriate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[VERB noun] Synonyms: seize, take, appropriate, confiscate More Synonyms of expropriate. expropriation (eksproʊprieɪʃən ) Word forms: plural expropriations variable noun. ...the expropriation of property. [ + of] Ownership is not clear because of expropriations in the Nazi era.
Expropriate is typically used to describe taking property — rather than smaller possessions — and a government or other official organization is usually the one doing the taking. For example, a state may expropriate property in order to build a new road.
: the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated. specifically : the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty. Synonyms. appropriation. arrogation. commandeering. detainer. preemption. seizure. takeover. usurpation. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
(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.
(ɛksproʊprieɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense expropriates, present participle expropriating, past tense, past participle expropriated. transitive verb. If a government or other authority expropriates someone's property, they take it away from them for public use. [law] The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.
