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Appropriate

Appropriate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Appropriate? [adj] 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" [adj] being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [adj] suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing" [adj] appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness [adj] meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" [v] give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" [v] take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Appropriate: advantageous \| allow \| apposite \| apt \| befitting \| called for \| capture \| congruent \| congruous \| conquer \| due \| earmark \| expedient \| fir for(a) \| fit \| fit to(a) \| harmonious \| in order(p) \| pat \| pertinent \| proper \| reserve \| right \| seize \| set aside \| suitable \| suited \| take over \| usurp Related Terms \| Find terms related to Appropriate: a propos \| absorb \| abstract \| acceptable \| according to Hoyle \| accroach \| ad rem \| adapted \| admissible \| adopt \| advantageous \| advisable \| agreeable \| allocate \| allot \| and \| annex \| appertaining \| applicable \| applying \| appoint \| apportion \| apposite \| appropriate \| appropriate to \| apropos \| apt \| arrogate \| assign \| assign to \| assimilate \| assume \| auspicious \| bag \| banausic \| becoming \| befitting \| belonging \| beneficial \| boost \| borrow \| characteristic \| civil \| claim \| colonize \| comely \| commandeer \| commodious \| condign \| confiscate \| congruous \| conquer \| conscript \| convenient \| cop \| copy \| correct \| crib \| decent \| decorous \| defraud \| derive from \| deserved \| desirable \| desired \| despoil \| destine \| detail \| devote \| digest \| distinctive \| distinguished \| dovetailing \| draft \| due \| earmark \| eligible \| embezzle \| employable \| encroach \| enjoyable \| enslave \| entitled \| exact \| expedient \| expropriate \| extort \| fair \| fate \| favorable \| feasible \| felicitous \| filch \| fit \| fitted \| fitten \| fitting \| forage \| fortunate \| fructuous \| functional \| geared \| genteel \| germane \| good \| good for \| grab \| grasp \| happy \| helpful \| hog \| hook \| idiocratic \| idiosyncratic \| imitate \| impound \| in character \| in point \| indent \| infringe \| infringe a copyright \| inspired \| intrinsic \| invade \| involving \| jump a claim \| just \| just right \| kosher \| lay hold of \| lift \| likely \| lot \| lucky \| make assignments \| make free with \| make off with \| make use of \| mark off \| mark out for \| marked \| material \| meet \| merited \| meshing \| metabolize \| mock \| monopolize \| nice \| nick \| nip \| normal \| normative \| occupy \| of general utility \| of help \| of service \| of use \| on the button \| opportune \| ordain \| overrun \| palm \| pat \| peculiar \| pertaining \| pertinent \| pilfer \| pinch \| pirate \| plagiarize \| play God \| pleasant \| poach \| politic \| portion off \| practical \| pragmatical \| predigest \| preempt \| preoccupy \| prepossess \| press \| pretend to \| profitable \| proper \| propitious \| providential \| purloin \| qualified \| quintessential \| raid \| recommendable \| relevant \| requisite \| requisition \| reserve \| restrict \| restrict to \| right \| right and proper \| righteous \| rightful \| ripe \| run away with \| rustle \| schedule \| scrounge \| seasonable \| seemly \| seize \| sequester \| serviceable \| set \| set apart \| set aside \| set off \| shoplift \| simulate \| single \| singular \| sit on \| snare \| snatch \| snitch \| sortable \| spoil \| squat on \| steal \| subjugate \| suitable \| suited \| suiting \| swindle \| swipe \| tag \| tailored \| take \| take all of \| take it all \| take on \| take over \| take possession of \| take up \| thieve \| timely \| to be desired \| to the point \| to the purpose \| trespass \| true to form \| unique \| urbane \| useful \| usurp \| utilitarian \| walk off with \| well-chosen \| well-expressed \| well-put \| well-timed \| wise \| worthwhile \| worthy \| wrench See Also \| allot \| annex \| apropos \| assign \| carry \| portion \| preoccupy \| take Appropriate In Webster's Dictionary \Appro"priate\, a. [L. appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper. See {Proper}.] 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. \Appro"priate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appropriating}.] 1. 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. 2. 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; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy. 3. To make suitable; to suit. [Archaic] --Paley. 4. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone. \Appro"priate\, n. A property; attribute. [Obs.]

Appropriate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Appropriate?

[adj] 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"
[adj] being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
[adj] suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
[adj] appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
[adj] meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
[v] give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
[v] take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

Appropriate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. [L. appropriatus, p. p. of
appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius
one's own, proper. See {Proper}.]
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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Appropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appropriating}.]
1. 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.

2. 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; to
   appropriate money for the increase of the navy.

3. To make suitable; to suit. [Archaic] --Paley.

4. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual
   corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.


\Ap*pro"pri*ate\, n.
A property; attribute. [Obs.]

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