🏗️expropriate

verb
/ɛksˈproʊprieɪt/

Meaning

To take property from its owner, especially by authority or for public use.

Example Sentences

The government decided to expropriate the land for a new highway.

Synonyms

seize, confiscate, appropriate, requisition, take

Antonyms

return, restore, give

Collocations

expropriate land, expropriate property, government expropriation

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