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ap·pro·pri·ate [ ə prṓpree ət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
fitting: suitable for the occasion or circumstances



transitive verb  (past and past participle ap·pro·pri·at·ed, present participle ap·pro·pri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ap·pro·pri·ates)
Definition:
 
1. use money for purpose: to set aside an amount of money for a particular use

2. take something for own use: to take something that belongs to or is associated with somebody else for yourself, especially without permission
She soon appropriated the role of chief confidante.

[15th century. < Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare "make your own" < propius "own"]

ap·pro·pri·a·ble adjective
ap·pro·pri·ate·ly adverb
ap·pro·pri·ate·ness noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tive [ ə prpree àytiv ] adjective
ap·pro·pri·a·tor [ ə prṓpree àytər ] noun
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