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adjective
- 1. suitable or proper in the circumstances: "this isn't the appropriate time or place"
verb
- 1. take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission: "the accused had appropriated the property" Similar
- 2. devote (money or assets) to a special purpose: "there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses" Similar
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1. right or suitable; fitting. 2. rare particular; own: they had their appropriate methods. vb ( tr) 3. to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission. 4. (Banking & Finance) to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person. [C15: from Late Latin appropriāre to make one's own, from Latin proprius one's own; see proper]
appropriate. 1. /əˈproʊpriət/ suitable for a particular person, place, or situation. 2. /əˈproʊpriˌeɪt/ take possession of by force. IPA guide. Other forms: appropriated; appropriating; appropriates. Something appropriate is correct and fits the situation.
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