Defenition of the word expropriate
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Defenition of the word expropriate
- To deprive a person of their private property for public use.
- take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
- deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
- deprive of possessions
Synonyms for the word expropriate
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- commandeer
- highjack
- hijack
- pirate
Hypernyms for the word expropriate
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- deprive
- divest
- seize
- strip
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