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appropriate

[ adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt ]

adjective

  1. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.:

    an appropriate example;

    an appropriate dress.

    Synonyms: meet, pertinent, becoming, due, proper, suited, felicitous, apt, befitting

    Antonyms: inept, inappropriate, unsuitable

  2. belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper:

    Each played his appropriate part.



verb (used with object)

appropriated, appropriating.
  1. to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use:

    The legislature appropriated funds for the university.

    Synonyms: assign, allocate, apportion

  2. to take to or for oneself; take possession of.
  3. to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate:

    He appropriated the trust funds for himself.

  4. to steal, especially to commit petty theft.

appropriate

adjective

  1. right or suitable; fitting
  2. rare.
    particular; own

    they had their appropriate methods

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission
  2. to put aside (funds, etc) for a particular purpose or person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • apˈpropriateness, noun
  • apˈpropriable, adjective
  • apˈpropriative, adjective
  • apˈpropriately, adverb
  • apˈpropriˌator, noun
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Other Words From

  • ap·pro·pri·ate·ly adverb
  • ap·pro·pri·ate·ness noun
  • ap·pro·pri·a·tive [uh, -, proh, -pree-ey-tiv, -, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • ap·pro·pri·a·tive·ness noun
  • ap·pro·pri·a·tor noun
  • non·ap·pro·pri·a·tive adjective
  • qua·si-ap·pro·pri·ate adjective
  • re·ap·pro·pri·ate verb (used with object) reappropriated reappropriating
  • well-ap·pro·pri·at·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appropriate1

First recorded in 1515–25; from Late Latin appropriātus “made one's own” (past participle of appropriāre ), equivalent to Latin ap- ap- 1 + propri(us) “one's own, special, particular” + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appropriate1

C15: from Late Latin appropriāre to make one's own, from Latin proprius one's own; see proper
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Example Sentences

He said local police took appropriate investigative measures, but the matter was unspecific.

From BBC

But in a follow-up discussion in November 2018, Chelmsford diocese advised it would not be appropriate because of "the difficulty of removing those titles without explaining why."

From BBC

A gentle cleanser, a hydrating moisturizer and a good sunscreen are recommended and appropriate for any age.

Girardi is supposed to remain there for up to 30 days as prison staff observe him and evaluate whether prison, or another suitable medical facility, is the appropriate site to serve out a sentence.

The scale of these problems is so great — and the needs so similar — that Haney believes a statewide strategy is appropriate.

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