Definition of "expropriate" [ex•pro•pri•ate]

• To deprive of possession: expropriated the property owners who lived in the path of the new highway. (verb-transitive)
• To transfer (another's property) to oneself. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This contrasts with the political argument of the far-left, to expropriate from the rich to serve the “base”, the working class."
• "Faced with persistent food shortages, the government of Venezuela last week warned it could "expropriate" any food company necessary to ensure the nation's "food security and sovereignty.""
• "I have blogged earlier that after reviewing the agreement of several toll concessions, including Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), Cheras Grand Saga Highway, KESAS and Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR), the Government is able to 'expropriate' these highways by giving between 3 to 6 months 'notice at' reasonable 'prices."