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- DictionaryEx·pro·pri·ate/ˌeksˈprōprēˌāt/
verb
- 1. (especially of the state) take away (property) from its owner: "government plans to expropriate farmland"
The meaning of EXPROPRIATE is to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Did you know?
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.
EXPROPRIATE definition: 1. to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for…. Learn more.
expropriate something (formal) to take somebody’s property and use it without permission Word Origin late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin expropriat- ‘taken from the owner’, from the verb expropriare , from ex- ‘out, from’ + proprium ‘property’, neuter singular of proprius ‘own’.
Use the verb expropriate to describe the act of taking people's property, usually by a government. If you really like your neighbor's house, you may wish you could expropriate the property.
Synonyms for EXPROPRIATE: seize, confiscate, usurp, steal, grab, occupy, convert, commandeer; Antonyms of EXPROPRIATE: render, yield, deliver, relinquish, surrender ...
To deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public use → See also eminent domain.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
