Online English Dictionary

appropriate [adj]

1. 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"

appropriate [verb]

1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

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verb
allot, set aside, distribute, allocate, designate

seize, steal, take, pocket, expropriate, commandeer, requisite, confiscate, impound, assume, usurp, filch, pilfer, purloin, embezzle, misappropriate

adj
suitable, fitting, proper, applicable, relevant, apt, befitting, opportune, becoming, right, timely, seasonable

adj
inappropriate