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appropriate[1,transitive verb] appropriate[2,adjective]

Main Entry: ¹ap·pro·pri·ate
Pronunciation: &-'prO-prE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, from Latin ad- + proprius own
1 : to take exclusive possession of : ANNEX <no one should appropriate a common benefit>
2 : to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use <appropriate money for the research program>
3 : to take or make use of without authority or right
- ap·pro·pri·a·ble /-prE-&-b&l/ adjective
- ap·pro·pri·a·tor /-prE-"A-t&r/ noun