expropriate
Translation
to expropriate, to dispossess, to seize
Examples
The government can expropriate land for public use.
The government can expropriate land for public use.
They expropriated the property without fair compensation.
They expropriated the property without fair compensation.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) 〈from sb.〉 to take property from its owner for public use The state expropriated the land from the farmers.
Similar Words
Synonyms: confiscate, seize, requisition
Etymology
From Latin 'ex-' (out of) and 'proprius' (one's own). To take something out of someone's own possession.
Memory Tips
Think 'ex-property'. The government makes something your 'ex-property' by taking it.