expropriate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɛksˈprəʊpri.eɪt/

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Verb

Plain form expropriate

Third-person singular expropriates

Past tense expropriated

Past participle expropriated

Present participle expropriating

1. (transitive) If you expropriate a person, you deprive them of their private property for public use.