Synonyms of expropriate

expropriate

verb

1

as in to seize

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seize
• confiscate
• usurp
• steal
• grab
• occupy
• convert
• commandeer
• arrogate
• preempt
• claim
• invade
• appropriate
• annex
• pirate
• snatch
• assume
• take over
• loot
• repossess
• press
• despoil
• attach
• impound
• pillage
• encroach
• trespass
• infringe
• grasp
• embezzle
• wrest
• preoccupy
• sequester
• wrench
• misappropriate
• misuse
• collar
• misapply
• peculate

2

as in to evict

to end the occupancy or possession of

the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evict
• deprive
• dispossess
• divest
• oust
• strip
• usurp
• disinherit
• deforce
• seize
• impound
• annex
• appropriate
• commandeer
• bereave
• disfurnish
• take over

3

as in to confiscate

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscate
• attach
• seize
• usurp
• preempt
• sequester
• appropriate
• arrogate
• garnishee
• take over
• commandeer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• render
• yield
• deliver
• relinquish
• surrender
• release
• forfeit
• give up
• turn over
• cede
• hand over

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