expropriate

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

Words With Friends Score: 24

expropriate: valid Words With Friends Word