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ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate
[adj. uh-proh-pree-it; v. uh-proh-pree-eyt]
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 -ate 1
1515–25; < LL appropriātus made one's own (ptp. of appropriāre), equiv. to L ap- ap- 1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate⋅ness, noun
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.
1. befitting, apt, meet, felicitous, suited, proper, due, becoming, pertinent. 3. apportion, allocate, assign.
Antonyms:
1. unsuitable, inept.
1. unsuitable, inept.
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ap·pro·pri·ate (ə-prō'prē-ĭt) 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
[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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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. In its strict and appropriate meaning. --Porteus. Appropriate acts of divine worship. --Stillingfleet. It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas. --Locke.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. 2. To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy. 3. To make suitable; to suit. [Archaic] --Paley. 4. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.Appropriate
Ap*pro"pri*ate\, n. A property; attribute. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : appropriate
Spanish:
apropiado, adecuado, conveniente,
German:
angemessen,
Japanese:
適当な
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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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
2 : to take or make use of without authority or right —ap·pro·pri·a·tion /&-"prO-prE-'A-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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