Definitions for appropriate

Definitions for (verb) appropriate

Main entry: reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

Definition: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Usage: I will earmark this money for your research; She sets aside time for meditation every day


Main entry: capture, seize, conquer, appropriate

Definition: take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Usage: the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants; The army seized the town; The militia captured the castle


Definitions for (adj) appropriate

Main entry: appropriate

Definition: suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

Usage: a book not appropriate for children; a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity; it seems that an apology is appropriate


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