expropriate

verb [T]

/ɪkˈsprəʊ.pri.eɪt/

/-ˈsproʊ-/ formal

Definition

› to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally: He was discovered to have been expropriating company funds.StealingTaking things away from someone or somewhereRemoving and getting rid of things expropriation

/ɪkˌsprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/

/-ˌsproʊ-/ noun [C or U] StealingTaking things away from someone or somewhereRemoving and getting rid of things expropriator

/-eɪ.tər/

/-eɪ.t̬ɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals

(Definition of expropriate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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