expropriate C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #84557 Meanings 1 verb deprive of possessions The Communist government expropriated the landowners. Thesaurus Synonyms takeconfiscatearrogatecommandeerhighjacknationalize Word family Forms expropriatedexpropriatesexpropriatingexpropriationexpropriators Derived forms unexpropriated Related forms expropriableexpropriationexpropriativeexpropriatorexpropriatory Etymology From Medieval Latin expropriātus. expropriātus la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expropriate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 84557 ## Meanings 1. deprive of possessions ## Examples - The Communist government expropriated the landowners. ## Synonyms - take - confiscate - arrogate - commandeer - highjack - nationalize ## Derived Forms - unexpropriated ## Related Forms - expropriable - expropriation - expropriative - expropriator - expropriatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: expropriātus ## Etymology From Medieval Latin expropriātus. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown