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Appropriate

  1. verb

    give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

    “I will earmark this money for your research”

    Similar: allow, earmark, set aside, reserve

  2. verb

    take possession of by force, as after an invasion

    “the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”

    Similar: capture, seize, conquer

  3. adjective

    suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

    “a book not appropriate for children”

Word family

appropriateness · appropriative · appropriately · appropriated · appropriating

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