expropriate
pronunciation
How to pronounce expropriate in British English:
UK [eksˈprəʊprieɪt]
How to pronounce expropriate in American English:
US [eksˈproʊprieɪt]
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- Verb:
- deprive of possessions
Word Origin
- expropriate (v.)
- 1610s, back-formation from expropriation, or from earlier adjective (mid-15c.), or from Medieval Latin expropriatus, past participle of expropriare "to deprive of one's own." Related: Expropriated; expropriating.
Example
- 1. If they try to stop production he said , I 'll expropriate them and pay nothing .
- 2. Rather , the obliteration of two noughts from the currency seems intended to expropriate corrupt officials or businessmen who have grown rich through trading , mostly with china .
- 3. We 've decided to expropriate basic foodstuffs and give them to the soup kitchens , which are struggling to provide for everyone because demand has increased .
- 4. The authors point out that rising inequality is a destabilising political force , which may encourage future governments to expropriate wealth through heavy taxation .
- 5. Us companies , led by chevron , are threatening to withdraw support for a trade deal with south korea , because they claim it leaves that country free to expropriate foreign assets and arbitrarily restrict the flow of capital .