Etymology

expropriate

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Today it means: To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. Full definition →

Medieval Latin expropriātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromexpropriātus
  2. English todayexpropriate

From Medieval Latin expropriātus.

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