appropriate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
set aside; earmark; allow; reserve.
- I will earmark this money for your research
- She sets aside time for meditation every day
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verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; conquer; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
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adjective suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
- a book not appropriate for children
- a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity
- it seems that an apology is appropriate
WordNet
Ap*pro"pri*ate adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper. In its strict and appropriate meaning. Porteus.
Appropriate acts of divine worship. Stillingfleet.
It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas. Locke.
Ap*pro"pri*ate transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
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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 -
To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; toappropriate money for the increase of the navy. -
To make suitable; to suit. Archaic Paley. -
(Eng. Eccl. Law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. Blackstone.
Ap*pro"pri*ate noun
Definitions
A property; attribute. Obs.