appropriateəˈproʊ pri ɪt; -ˌeɪt
appropriate (v)
- present
- appropriates
- past
- appropriated
- past participle
- appropriated
- present participle
- appropriating
appropriators (n)
- plural
- appropriate / adj
- appropriately / adv
- appropriateness / noun
- appropriative / adj
English Definitions:
appropriate (verb)
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"
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve (verb)
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"
appropriate, capture, seize, conquer (verb)
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"
appropriate (Verb)
To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley.
appropriate (Verb)
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."
appropriate (Verb)
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.
appropriate (Verb)
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.
appropriate (Adjective)
Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
appropriate (Adjective)
Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
appropriate (Adjective)
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
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