expropriate

something (from someone or something) (for someone or something) to seize something from someone or something for someone or something. The government expropriated the land from the peasants for an airfield. They expropriated land for a highway. They expropriated land from the farmers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Horatius	-	Ancient Roman
Staffan	-	Swedish
Meena	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Baldrick	['bɔ:ldrik]
Juliet	['dʒu:ljət]
Wilfried	VIL-freet	German