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How to pronounce “expropriate”

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Pronunciation guide for expropriate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of expropriate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 5 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Thomas Piketty: New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century 21 minutesyou just expropriate them.
Definition summary: (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.

Example 1 of 5

Thomas Piketty: New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century 21 minutes

you just expropriate them.

[Verb]
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
(transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

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