expropriate

expropriate

verb abridge, annex, appropriate, assume, carry away, commandeer, confiscate, deprive, dislodge, displace, dispossess, divest, hijack, impress, occupy, plagiarize, seize, take over, take possession of, transfer, usurp

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See also: abridge, annex, arrogate, assume, attach, carry away, condemn, confiscate, convert, deprive, dislodge, displace, dispossess, divest, hijack, impress, misappropriate, occupy, plagiarize, remove, seize

expropriate

to deprive (an owner) of (property) by taking it for public use.