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—appropriately, adv. —appropriateness, n. —appropriative /euh proh"pree ay'tiv, -euh tiv/, adj. —appropriativeness, n. —appropriator, n.adj.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.v.t.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.[1515-25; < LL appropriatus made one's own (ptp. of appropriare), equiv. to L ap- AP-1 + propri(us) one's own + -atus -ATE1]Syn. 1. befitting, apt, meet, felicitous, suited, proper, due, becoming, pertinent. 3. apportion, allocate, assign.Ant. 1. unsuitable, inept.
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appropriate — ap·pro·pri·ate /ə prō prē ˌāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [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 the legislature appropriating funds for… … Law dictionary
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. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appropriate — [adj] suitable adapted, applicable, appurtenant, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, convenient, correct, deserved, desired, due, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, good, just, on the button*, on the nose*, opportune,… … New thesaurus
appropriate — vb preempt, *arrogate, confiscate, usurp Analogous words: *take, seize, grab: annex, *add appropriate adj fitting, proper, *fit, suitable, apt, meet, happy, felicitous Analogous words: apposite, pertinent, germane, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appropriate — [ə prō′prē āt΄; ] for adj. [, ə prō′prēit] vt. appropriated, appropriating [ME appropriaten < LL appropriatus, pp. of appropriare, to make one s own < L ad , to + proprius, one s own] 1. to take for one s own or exclusive use 2. to take… … English World dictionary
Appropriate — Ap*pro pri*ate, n. A property; attribute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appropriate — ap‧pro‧pri‧ate [əˈprəʊpri eɪt ǁ əˈproʊ ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to take something for yourself when you have no right to do this: • The generals appropriated defence funds, leaving their men unpaid for months. 2. ECONOMICS to take something,… … Financial and business terms
appropriate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suitable; proper. ► VERB 1) take for one s own use without permission. 2) devote (money) to a special purpose. DERIVATIVES appropriately adverb appropriateness noun appropriation noun app … English terms dictionary
appropriate — I adj. 1) appropriate for; to (appropriate for us; appropriate to the occasion) 2) appropriate to + inf. (it is not appropriate to tip a bus driver) 3) appropriate that + clause; subj. (it is appropriate that he be/ should be present) II v. 1)… … Combinatory dictionary
appropriate — ap|pro|pri|ate1 W1S1 [əˈprəupri ıt US əˈprou ] adj correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose ≠ ↑inappropriate appropriate for ▪ clothes appropriate for a job interview appropriate to ▪ an education system which is more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
