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/ɛksˈpɹəʊpɹi.eɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use..
States have the right to nationalize or expropriate the assets of a transnational corporation operating in their territory. Investments of foreign investors shall not be nationalized or expropriated except for a purpose in the public interest; […]
When you have resigned, or rather consigned, your expropriated will to God, and thereby entrusted him to will for you, all his dispensations towards you are, in effect, the acts of your own will.
Use expropriate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Expropriate means (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use..
Common synonyms include commandeer, pirate, highjack, hijack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
States have the right to nationalize or expropriate the assets of a transnational corporation operating in their territory. Investments of foreign investors shall not be nationalized or expropriated except for a purpose in the public interest; […]
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