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[əˈprəʊprɪət], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- suitable or proper in the circumstances
(e.g: this isn't the appropriate time or place)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’
[əˈprəʊprɪeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission
(e.g: the accused had appropriated the property)
- devote (money or assets) to a special purpose
(e.g: there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’
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