expropriate
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- Words With Friends
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/ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/
Definition of expropriate
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
“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; […]”
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verb
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(transitive)To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
“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; […]”
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(transitive)To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.
“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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin expropriātus.
Words you can make from expropriate
200+ playable · top: EXPIATOR (17 pts)
Best play expiator 17 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
24 words- EXPIATE 16 pts
- EXPIRER 16 pts
- ORATRIX 14 pts
- EPITOPE 11 pts
- PAPERER 11 pts
- PERIAPT 11 pts
- PREPARE 11 pts
- PRETAPE 11 pts
- PROPRIA 11 pts
- RAPPORT 11 pts
- REPAPER 11 pts
- TRAPPER 11 pts
- TRIPPER 11 pts
- AIRPORT 9 pts
- OPERATE 9 pts
- PARTIER 9 pts
- PEARTER 9 pts
- PEATIER 9 pts
- PIERROT 9 pts
- PRAETOR 9 pts
- PRERIOT 9 pts
- PRORATE 9 pts
- TAPERER 9 pts
- TEARIER 7 pts
6-letter words
47 words- EXPERT 15 pts
- EXPIRE 15 pts
- EXPORT 15 pts
- POXIER 15 pts
- PRETAX 15 pts
- PEPITA 10 pts
- POTPIE 10 pts
- PROPER 10 pts
- RAPPEE 10 pts
- RAPPER 10 pts
- RIPPER 10 pts
- RIPRAP 10 pts
- TAPPER 10 pts
- TIPPER 10 pts
- TOPPER 10 pts
- EPATER 8 pts
- OPIATE 8 pts
- PARROT 8 pts
- PARTER 8 pts
- PEREIA 8 pts
- PERTER 8 pts
- PIRATE 8 pts
- PORTER 8 pts
- PRATER 8 pts
- PRATIE 8 pts
- PRETOR 8 pts
- PROTEA 8 pts
- PROTEI 8 pts
- RAPIER 8 pts
- RAPTOR 8 pts
- REAPER 8 pts
- REPAIR 8 pts
- REPEAT 8 pts
- REPORT 8 pts
- RETAPE 8 pts
- ROPIER 8 pts
- AERIER 6 pts
- ARTIER 6 pts
- ETRIER 6 pts
- IRATER 6 pts
- OATIER 6 pts
- RETEAR 6 pts
- RETIRE 6 pts
- RETORE 6 pts
- RIOTER 6 pts
- TEARER 6 pts
- TERRAE 6 pts
5-letter words
55 words- EXPAT 14 pts
- AXITE 12 pts
- EXERT 12 pts
- EXTRA 12 pts
- IXORA 12 pts
- OXTER 12 pts
- RETAX 12 pts
- TAXER 12 pts
- PAPER 9 pts
- PIPER 9 pts
- PIPET 9 pts
- PREOP 9 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PARER 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PEREA 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PRIER 7 pts
- PRIOR 7 pts
- RAPER 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- REPRO 7 pts
- RIPER 7 pts
- ROPER 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TAPIR 7 pts
- TOPEE 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- AIRER 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- RATER 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- RETRO 5 pts
- TARRE 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TERRA 5 pts
- TRIER 5 pts
4-letter words
66 words- APEX 13 pts
- EXPO 13 pts
- PREX 13 pts
- EXIT 11 pts
- OXER 11 pts
- TAXI 11 pts
- PEEP 8 pts
- PEPO 8 pts
- PERP 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- PIPE 8 pts
- POPE 8 pts
- PREP 8 pts
- PROP 8 pts
- REPP 8 pts
- APER 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PARR 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
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