Synonyms of expropriates

expropriates

verb

present tense third-person singular of expropriate

1

as in seizes

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

• seizes
• confiscates
• usurps
• steals
• grabs
• converts
• appropriates
• arrogates
• occupies
• claims
• commandeers
• preempts
• invades
• assumes
• annexes
• pirates
• takes over
• snatches
• loots
• presses
• repossesses
• attaches
• despoils
• impounds
• encroaches
• pillages
• sequesters
• embezzles
• grasps
• infringes
• misappropriates
• trespasses
• wrests
• misuses
• misapplies
• preoccupies
• wrenches
• collars
• peculates

2

as in evicts

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

• evicts
• dispossesses
• deprives
• divests
• ousts
• strips
• usurps
• disinherits
• appropriates
• deforces
• bereaves
• impounds
• annexes
• commandeers
• disfurnishes
• seizes
• takes over

3

as in confiscates

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

• confiscates
• attaches
• sequesters
• usurps
• seizes
• arrogates
• appropriates
• preempts
• garnishees
• commandeers
• takes over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• renders
• yields
• delivers
• relinquishes
• forfeits
• releases
• surrenders
• turns over
• gives up
• cedes
• hands over