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expropriate

/ɛkˈsproʊpriˌeɪt/

រឹបអូស

  1. verb រឹបអូស, ដកហូតកម្មសិទ្ធិ
    to take away property from its owner, usually for public use
    ដកហូតយកទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិពីម្ចាស់ ជាពិសេសសម្រាប់ប្រើប្រាស់ជាសាធារណៈ
    The government expropriated land to build a new highway.
    រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានរឹបអូសដីដើម្បីសាងសង់ផ្លូវហាយវេថ្មី។

Synonyms: confiscate, seize, appropriate, requisition, claim

Antonyms: give, return, restore

Forms: expropriated, expropriating, expropriates

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.