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ap·pro·pri·ate

Audio Help [adj. uh-proh-pree-it; v. uh-proh-pree-eyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.

–adjective

1.	suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.

2.	belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper: Each played his appropriate part.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: The legislature appropriated funds for the university.

4.	to take to or for oneself; take possession of.

5.	to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate: He appropriated the trust funds for himself.

6.	to steal, esp. to commit petty theft.

[Origin: 1515–25; < LL appropriātus made one's own (ptp. of appropriāre), equiv. to L ap- ap-¹ + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb

ap·pro·pri·ate·ness, noun

ap·pro·pri·a·tive

Audio Help [uh-proh-pree-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, adjective

ap·pro·pri·a·tive·ness, noun

ap·pro·pri·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. befitting, apt, meet, felicitous, suited, proper, due, becoming, pertinent. 3. apportion, allocate, assign.

—Antonyms 1. unsuitable, inept.

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ap·pro·pri·ate Audio Help   (ə-prō'prē-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

tr.v.   (-āt') ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates

To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.
To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

ap·pro'pri·ate·ly adv., ap·pro'pri·ate·ness n., ap·pro'pri·a'tive (-ā'tĭv) adj., ap·pro'pri·a'tor n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property; preempted the glory for herself; usurped the throne. See Also Synonyms at allocate.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
appropriate (v.)

1528, from L.L. appropriatus, pp. of appropriare "to make one's own," from L. ad- "to" + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Adj. sense of "specially suitable, proper" is from 1546. Appropriation is first recorded 1393, "the making of a thing private property;" sense of "setting aside for some purpose" (esp. of money, etc.) is from 1789.

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appropriate
adjective
1.	suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" [ant: inappropriate]
verb
1.	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow]
2.	take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
appropriate [əˈprəupriət] adjective

suitable; proper
Example: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.

Arabic:	مُلائِم، مُناسِب
Chinese (Simplified):	适当的
Chinese (Traditional):	適當的
Czech:	vhodný, příslušný
Danish:	passende
Dutch:	geschikt
Estonian:	asjakohane
Finnish:	sopiva, asiaankuuluva
French:	approprié (à)
German:	angemessen
Greek:	κατάλληλος
Hungarian:	megfelelő; értelemszerű; nem kívánt (rész)
Icelandic:	hlutaðeigandi; viðeigandi
Indonesian:	semestinya, tepat, pantas
Italian:	appropriato

Japanese:	適当な
Korean:	타당한, 적당한
Latvian:	atbilstošs; piemērots
Lithuanian:	(ati)tinkamas
Norwegian:	passende, egnet, rett
Polish:	właściwy, stosowny
Portuguese (Brazil):	apropriado
Portuguese (Portugal):	apropriado
Romanian:	adecvat, potrivit
Russian:	соответствующий
Slovak:	vhodný, príslušný
Slovenian:	primeren, ustrezen
Spanish:	apropiado, adecuado, conveniente
Swedish:	passande, lämplig, vederbörlig
Turkish:	uygun, münasip

See also: appropriately

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ap·pro·pri·ate
Pronunciation: &-'prO-prE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: 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 /&-"prO-prE-'A-sh&n/ noun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Appropriate

Ap*pro"pre\, v. t. [OE. appropren, apropren, OF. approprier, fr. L. appropriare. See Appropriate.] To appropriate. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Appropriate

Ap*pro"pri*a*ble\, a. [See Appropriate.] Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use. --Sir T. Browne.

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