expropriate

Meanings

Verb

deprive of possessions
- "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin expropriātus.

Scrabble Score: 22

expropriate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
expropriate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expropriate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

expropriate is a valid Words With Friends word