EXPROPRIATE


Meaning of EXPROPRIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ek-ˈsprō-prē-ˌāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Medieval Latin expropriatus, past participle of expropriare, from Latin ex- + proprius own

Date: 1611

1. : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights

2. : to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession

• ex·pro·pri·a·tor -ˌā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.