how to pronounce expropriate
/ɛksˈpɹoʊpɹiːˌɛɪt/
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expropriate is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of expropriate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… but to expropriate the means of …”
meanings of expropriate
verb:
- To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
expropriate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word expropriate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics expropriate can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that expropriate can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
3) people, society, and culture;
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