ex·pro·pri·ate 
/ɪkˈsproʊpriˌeɪt/ verb
ex·pro·pri·ates; ex·pro·pri·at·ed; ex·pro·pri·at·ing /ɪkˈsproʊpriˌeɪt/ verb [+ obj] formal : to take (someone's property) — used especially when a government takes property for public use ▪ The land was expropriated by the state.
— ex·pro·pri·a·tion /ɪkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ noun, plural ex·pro·pri·a·tions [count, noncount]
/ɪkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ noun, plural ex·pro·pri·a·tions [count, noncount]
