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ap·pro·pri·ate
[adj. uh-proh-pree-it; v. uh-proh-pree-eyt] adjective, verb, ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·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, especially to commit petty theft.
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Appropriateness
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Origin:
1515–25; < Late Latin appropriātus made one's own (past participle of appropriāre), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate1
1515–25; < Late Latin appropriātus made one's own (past participle of appropriāre), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate1
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
EXPANDnon·ap·pro·pri·a·tive, adjective
qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate, adjective
qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb
re·ap·pro·pri·ate, verb (used with object), re·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, re·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.
well-ap·pro·pri·at·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
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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| appropriate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | right or suitable; fitting |
| 2. | rare particular; own: they had their appropriate methods |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission |
| 4. | 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 | |
| ap'propriable | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriately | |
| —adv | |
| ap'propriateness | |
| —n | |
| ap'propriative | |
| —adj | |
| ap'propriator | |
| —n | |
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