Expropriate
Pronunciation : Ex*pro"pri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. ex out, from + proprius one's own: cf. F. exproprier.]
Definition : Defn: To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Boyle. Expropriate these [bad landlords] as the monks were expropriated by Act of Parliament. M. Arnold.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913