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expropriate
transitive verb expropriated, expropriating
- to take (land, property, etc.) from its owner; esp., to take for public use or in the public interest, as by right of eminent domain
- to transfer (property) from another to oneself
- to deprive of ownership; dispossess
Related Forms:
- expropriation noun
- expropriator noun
See expropriate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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