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Definition of: expropriate
(eks·prō′prē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To take from the owner, especially for public use.
2. To deprive of ownership or property. [<LL expropriatus, pp. of expropriare <ex- out + proprium property <proprius one's own]
—ex·pro′pri·a′tor noun
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