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   appropriate

   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 seizecommandeerexpropriateannexarrogatesequestratesequestertake possession oftake overassumesecureacquirewrestusurpclaimlay claim tohijackstealtakemisappropriatethievepilferpocketpurloinmake off withembezzleinformal:swipenabrip offliftfilchsnafflesnitchbagwalk off/away withliberatepinchnickhalf-inchwhipknock offrare:peculatedefalcateeuphemistic:abstract
   • 2. devote (money or assets) to a special purpose: "there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses" Similar allocateassignallotearmarkset apart/asidedevoteapportionbudget

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. appropriator noun

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   1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education. 2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.

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   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.