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appropriate: ap·pro·pri·ate /ə-'prō-prē-ˌāt/ vt -at·ed, -at·ing [Late Latin appropriare to take possession of, from ad to, for + proprius one's own]

1: to set apart for or assign to a particular recipient, purpose, or use

the legislature appropriating funds for the program

2: to take or make use of without authority or right

ap·pro·pri·a·tion /ə-ˌprō-prē-'ā-shən/ n

appropriate: I adjective accommodatus, accordant, accurate, adapted to, admissible, applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, aptus, befitting, concordant, condign, conformable, congruens, congruous, consistent, consonant, correct, correspondent, exact, expedient, fine, fit, fitting, germane, good, harmonious, likely, meet, opportune, pertinent, practicable, precise, proper, relevant, right, rightful, seemly, suitable, suited, timely, well-suited associated concepts: appropriate bargaining unit, appropriate cause of action, appropriate remedy II verb acquire, adopt, annex, arrogate, assume, assume ownership, borrow, capture, claim, possess, take, take over III index accroach, acquire (secure), admissible, adopt, allocate, annex (arrogate), applicable, apposite, ascribe, assign (allot), assume (seize), attach (seize), certain (specific), collect (recover money), commensurate, condemn (seize), condign, confiscate, congruous, consonant, convenient, correlative, devote, dispense, distrain, distribute, divide (distribute), dole, due (regular), eligible, fair (just), favorable (advantageous), felicitous, fit, fitting, garnish, germane, hijack, hold up (rob), impound, impress (procure by force), impropriate, loot, mete, monopolize, obtain, occupy (take possession), opportune, parcel, pertinent, pirate (reproduce without authorization), plagiarize, poach, preempt, procure, proper, reclaim, related, relative (relevant), relevant, right (suitable), rightful, seasonable, seize (confiscate), sequester (seize property), several (separate), specific, suitable, viable

appropriate: v.

(1) To take something for one’s own; often used to describe theft.

(2) To allocate money or other items for a particular purpose.

n.
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Synonyms:

Adopt, take to one's self, take as one's own, apply to one's own uses / Assign, apportion, allot, set apart, devote / Apply, use, employ, convert, Adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, pat (colloq.), suitable, proper, becoming, due, seemly, agreeable, conformable, congruous, germane, convenient, pertinent, apposite, felicitous, applicable, apropos, to the point, to the purpose

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Appropriate — Ap*pro pri*ate, a. [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one s own, proper. See {Proper}.] Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appropriate — Ap*pro pri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appropriating}.] 1. To take to one s self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appropriate — [adj] suitable adapted, applicable, appurtenant, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, convenient, correct, deserved, desired, due, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, good, just, on the button*, on the nose*, opportune,… … New thesaurus
appropriate — vb preempt, *arrogate, confiscate, usurp Analogous words: *take, seize, grab: annex, *add appropriate adj fitting, proper, *fit, suitable, apt, meet, happy, felicitous Analogous words: apposite, pertinent, germane, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appropriate — [ə prō′prē āt΄; ] for adj. [, ə prō′prēit] vt. appropriated, appropriating [ME appropriaten < LL appropriatus, pp. of appropriare, to make one s own < L ad , to + proprius, one s own] 1. to take for one s own or exclusive use 2. to take… … English World dictionary
Appropriate — Ap*pro pri*ate, n. A property; attribute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appropriate — ap‧pro‧pri‧ate [əˈprəʊpri eɪt ǁ əˈproʊ ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to take something for yourself when you have no right to do this: • The generals appropriated defence funds, leaving their men unpaid for months. 2. ECONOMICS to take something,… … Financial and business terms
appropriate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suitable; proper. ► VERB 1) take for one s own use without permission. 2) devote (money) to a special purpose. DERIVATIVES appropriately adverb appropriateness noun appropriation noun app … English terms dictionary
appropriate — I adj. 1) appropriate for; to (appropriate for us; appropriate to the occasion) 2) appropriate to + inf. (it is not appropriate to tip a bus driver) 3) appropriate that + clause; subj. (it is appropriate that he be/ should be present) II v. 1)… … Combinatory dictionary
appropriate — ap|pro|pri|ate1 W1S1 [əˈprəupri ıt US əˈprou ] adj correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose ≠ ↑inappropriate appropriate for ▪ clothes appropriate for a job interview appropriate to ▪ an education system which is more… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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