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ɪksˈprəʊprɪeɪt,
ɛks-/
v.
(of the state) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit.
Derivative
- expropriation n.
- expropriator n.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as expropriation): from med. L. expropriat-, expropriare ‘take from the owner’, from ex- ‘out, from’ + proprium ‘property’.
