EXPROPRIATE

expropriate

(verb) deprive of possessions; “The Communist government expropriated the landowners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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.

Coordinate term: nationalize

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. ex out, from + proprius one's own: cf. F. exproprier.]

Definition: To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Boyle. Expropriate these [bad landlords] as the monks were expropriated by Act of Parliament. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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