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DISPROPRIATE
Etymology
Verb
dispropriate (third-person singular simple present dispropriates, present participle dispropriating, simple past and past participle dispropriated)
(transitive) To cancel the appropriation of; to disappropriate.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. dis- + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper.]
Definition: To cancel the appropriation of; to disappropriate. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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