appropriate

Definition of Appropriate in English :

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Verb

1. allow, appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Example Sentences:
'I will earmark this money for your research'
'She sets aside time for meditation every day'

2. appropriate, capture, conquer, seize

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Example Sentences:
'the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants'
'The army seized the town'
'The militia captured the castle'

Adjective

3. appropriate

suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

Example Sentences:
'a book not appropriate for children'
'a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity'
'it seems that an apology is appropriate'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Appropriate

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adjective (əˈprəʊprɪɪt )

1.

right or suitable; fitting

2. rare

particular; own

they had their appropriate methods

verb (əˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt ) (transitive)

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

Appropriate

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verb transitiveWord forms: apˈpropriˌated or apˈpropriˌating

1.

to take for one's own or exclusive use

2.

to take improperly, as without permission

3.

to set aside for a specific use or certain person

to appropriate funds for the schools

adjective

4.

right for the purpose; suitable; fit; proper

Appropriate

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adj.

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

tr.v. (-āt′) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates

1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.

2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.

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