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EXPROPRIATED
Verb
expropriated
simple past tense and past participle of expropriate
Source: Wiktionary
EXPROPRIATE
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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