EXPROPRIATE


Meaning of EXPROPRIATE in English

v.tr. 1 (esp. of the State) take away (property) from its owner. 2 (foll. by from) dispossess. expropriation n. expropriator n.

[ med.L expropriare expropriat- (as EX-(1), proprium property: see PROPER) ]

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