expropriate
To deprive a person of for public useTo deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
» After the war, the church's properties were expropriated.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
enteignen
экспроприи́роватьekspropriírovatʹ
(transitive)To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.
- deprive of possessions
Examples
6 sentencesAfter the war, the church's properties were expropriated.
This land was expropriated from its original owner decades ago.
We have to fill the war chest back up by expropriating the collaborators.
deKollaborateure müssen wir enteignen und so die Kriegskasse wieder auffüllen.
We need to expropriate the collaborators in order to fill the war chest back up.
deKollaborateure müssen wir enteignen und so die Kriegskasse wieder auffüllen.
The socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin expropriātus.From Medieval Latin expropriātus.
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Forms
expropriates, expropriating, expropriated, expropriated| Base form | expropriate · to expropriate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | expropriates |
| Present participle | expropriating |
| Past simple | expropriated |
| Past participle | expropriated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle