| 单词 | expropriate |
| 释义 | expropriate[ eks-proh-pree-eyt ] / ɛksˈproʊ priˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expropriate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·pro·pri·at·ed, ex·pro·pri·at·ing.to take possession of, especially for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner: The government expropriated the land for a recreation area. to dispossess (a person) of ownership: The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates. to take (something) from another's possession for one's own use: He expropriated my ideas for his own article. Origin of expropriate1605–15; from Medieval Latin expropriātus “separated from one's own” (past participle of expropriāre ), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + propri(āre) “to appropriate” (derivative of proprius proper) + -ātus -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM expropriateWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expropriateappropriate, expropriateWords nearby expropriateexpresso, express oneself, express rifle, express warranty, expressway, expropriate, expropriation, expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expropriateBritish Dictionary definitions for expropriateexpropriate / (ɛksˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) / verb (tr)to deprive (an owner) of (property), esp by taking it for public useSee also eminent domain Derived forms of expropriateexpropriable, adjectiveexpropriation, nounexpropriator, nounWord Origin for expropriateC17: from Medieval Latin expropriāre to deprive of possessions, from proprius own Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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