Definition for Expropriate:

• To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights.

Synonyms for Expropriate:

• v.

  •arrogate (verb)
  • usurp.
  •assume (verb)
  • hijack,
  • snatch.
  •commandeer (verb)
  • sequestrate.
  •deprive (verb)
  • disinherit,
  • rob,
  • oust.
  •dispossess (verb)
  • evict.
  •expropriate (verb)
  • annex,
  • appropriate,
  • deprive of property,
  • impound,
  • requisition,
  • take,
  • sequester.
  •preempt (verb)
  • acquire.
  •take (verb)
  • misappropriate,
  • filch,
  • pocket,
  • rip off.

Antonyms for Expropriate:

• v.

  • arrogate
    hand over.
  • assume
    leave, not take, let alone.
  • confiscate
    offer.
  • deprive
    endow, indulge, confer, bestow, supply, present.
  • expropriate
    appropriate, give, distribute.
  • Other antonyms:
    hand over, surrender, yield, cede, turn over, render, relinquish, deliver, forfeit, release, give up.

Homophones for Expropriate:

• expropriated.

Hyponym for Expropriate:

• v.

  • contact
    deprive, strip, divest.