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单词 expropriate
释义

expropriate

UK /eksˈprəʊprieɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyexpropriate
he/she/itexpropriates
present participleexpropriating
past tenseexpropriated
past participleexpropriated

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to take someone’s land, money, or possessions and use them for public purposes

    The county expropriated the land to widen the old main road.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take something away from someone
  2. 2
    to take something that does not belong to you and use it for yourself

    He expropriated food meant for the refugees and sold it on the black market.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take something away from someone

derived words
expropriation

Word Forms

singularexpropriation
pluralexpropriations

Synonyms and related words

To take something away from someone
expropriator

Word Forms

singularexpropriator
pluralexpropriators

Synonyms and related words

To take something away from someone

expropriate

US /eksˈproʊpriˌeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyexpropriate
he/she/itexpropriates
present participleexpropriating
past tenseexpropriated
past participleexpropriated

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to take someone’s land, money, or possessions and use them for public purposes

    The county expropriated the land to widen the highway.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take something away from someone
  2. 2
    to take something that does not belong to you and use it for yourself

    He expropriated food meant for the refugees and sold it on the black market.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take something away from someone

derived words
expropriation

Word Forms

singularexpropriation
pluralexpropriations

Synonyms and related words

To take something away from someone
expropriator

Word Forms

singularexpropriator
pluralexpropriators

Synonyms and related words

To take something away from someone
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