Wordiyoexpropriate
🇬🇧 UK/eks'prәuprieit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To take away someone's private property, especially for public use or by government authority.
征用，没收（私人财产）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.expropriate land征用土地
- 2.expropriate property没收财产
- 3.expropriate assets没收资产
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government expropriated private land to build the public highway.
- 2.
During the revolution, the regime expropriated factories from business owners.