Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expropriate

/ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pro-pri-ate
IPA: /ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.

Transitive verb

verb

To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"States have the right to nationalize or expropriate the assets of a transnational corporation operating in their territory. Investments of foreign investors shall not be nationalized or expropriated except for a purpose in the public interest; […]"
"When you have resigned, or rather consigned, your expropriated will to God, and thereby entrusted him to will for you, all his dispensations towards you are, in effect, the acts of your own will."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin expropriātus.

Word Breakdown

Root: expropriātus

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

expropriates (present, singular) expropriating (participle, present) expropriated (participle, past) expropriated (past)

Derived Forms

unexpropriated

Frequently Paired Words

expropriable expropriation expropriative expropriator expropriatory nationalize submit

Rhymes With

misappropriate

Questions

How do you pronounce expropriate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/.
What does expropriate mean?: To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
Where does expropriate come from?: From Medieval Latin expropriātus.

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