ap·pro·pri·ate
adjective
suitable or proper in the circumstances.
"a measure appropriate to a wartime economy"
synonyms: suitable, proper, fitting, apt, relevant, connected, pertinent, apposite, applicable, germane, material, significant, right, congruous, to the point, to the purpose, convenient, expedient, favorable, auspicious, propitious, opportune, felicitous, timely, well judged, well timed, seemly, befitting, deserved, ad rem, appurtenant, meet, seasonable
verb
- take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission."his images have been appropriated by advertisers"synonyms: seize, commandeer, expropriate, annex, arrogate, sequestrate, sequester, take possession of, take over, assume, secure, acquire, wrest, usurp, claim, lay claim to, hijack, steal, take, misappropriate, thieve, pilfer, pocket, purloin, make off with, embezzle, swipe, nab, rip off, lift, filch, snaffle, snitch, bag, walk off/away with, liberate, pinch, nick, half-inch, whip, knock off, peculate, defalcate, abstract, plagiarize, copy, reproduce, poach, bootleg, infringe the copyright of, pirate, crib
- devote (money or assets) to a special purpose."there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses"synonyms: allocate, assign, allot, earmark, set apart/aside, devote, apportion, budget
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No one should appropriate a common benefit. 2. : to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use. appropriate money for a research program. 3.
adjective. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
APPROPRIATE meaning: 1. suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion: 2. to take something for your own…. Learn more.
Something appropriate is correct and fits the situation. A sweater-vest with reindeer on it is appropriate holiday apparel, even if it's totally embarrassing.
appropriate in American English · 1. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc · 2. belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper · 3.
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it! Synonyms & Similar Words.
[more appropriate; most appropriate] : right or suited for some purpose or situation. It's a formal occasion and appropriate attire/dress/clothing is expected. ...
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word appropriate, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...
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