ex·pro·pri·ateBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪt/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyexpropriateBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪt/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪt/present simple - he / she / itexpropriatesBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪts/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪts/past simpleexpropriatedBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪtɪd/past participleexpropriatedBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪtɪd/ -ing formexpropriatingBrE/eksˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/NAmE/eksˈproʊprieɪtɪŋ/~sth(formal or law法律) (ofagovernmentoranauthority政府或权力机构) toofficiallytakeawayprivatepropertyfromitsownerforpublicuse征用,没收(私有财产)~sth(formal) totakesb'spropertyanduseitwithoutpermission侵占(他人财产)▸ex·pro·pri·ationBrE/ˌeksˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/NAmE/ˌeksˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn/noun[U]