Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: take over, seize, usurp, assume, arrogate
Definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Usage: He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town; he usurped my rights; She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: befitting
Definition: appropriate to
Usage: behavior befitting a father
Similar words: grade-appropriate
Definition: the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade
Similar words: pat
Definition: exactly suited to the occasion
Usage: a pat reply
Definition: appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Usage: everything in its proper place; the right man for the job; she is not suitable for the position