expropriate — to take away someone's property, especially land or buildings, for public use, typically with compensation
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to take away someone's property, especially land or buildings, for public use, typically with compensation
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsproʊprieɪt/
Example Sentences
- The city expropriated my grandmother's cookie shop to build a boring municipal building.
- The revolutionary government expropriated all foreign-owned businesses.
- They expropriated his mansion and turned it into a public library where everyone could finally afford the books.
expropriate
VERB[/ɪkˈsproʊprieɪt/]
to take away someone's property, especially land or buildings, for public use, typically with compensation
to take away someone's property, especially land or buildings, for public use, typically with compensation
They expropriate what's appropriate, hoping owners will appreciate
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin expropriare, derived from ex- (out of) and propriare (to make one's own, from proprius meaning 'one's own'). The term originally meant to deprive someone of ownership or to take property away from its owner.
Breakdown
ex- (out of) + proprius (one's own) + -ate (verb suffix forming transitive verbs). The prefix ex- denotes removal or extraction, while proprius refers to personal ownership or property.
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📝Examples
“The city expropriated my grandmother's cookie shop to build a boring municipal building.”
“The revolutionary government expropriated all foreign-owned businesses.”
“They expropriated his mansion and turned it into a public library where everyone could finally afford the books.”
“The court ruled that the state had the right to expropriate private land for infrastructure development.”
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