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expropriate

exp·rop·riate

UK/ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/ US/ɛˈksproʊpriˌeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

deprive of possessions

  • “The Communist government expropriated the landowners”

Origin

From Medieval Latin expropriātus.

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