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ap·pro·pri·ate  (-prpr-t)

adj.

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

tr.v. (-t) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates

1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.

2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

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[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropritus, past participle of approprire, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ap·propri·ate·ly adv.

ap·propri·ate·ness n.

ap·propri·ative (-tv) adj.

ap·propri·ator n.

Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property; preempted the glory for herself; usurped the throne. See Also Synonyms at allocate.

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appropriate

adj [əˈprəʊprɪɪt]

1. right or suitable; fitting

2. Rare particular; own they had their appropriate methods

vb [əˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt] (tr)

1. to take for one's own use, esp illegally or without permission

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to put aside (funds, etc.) for a particular purpose or person

[from Late Latin appropriāre to make one's own, from Latin proprius one's own; see proper]

appropriable  adj

appropriately  adv

appropriateness  n

appropriative  adj

appropriator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	appropriate - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" earmark, set aside, reserve, allow allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
	2.	appropriate - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" conquer, seize, capture take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "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" carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
Adj.	1.	appropriate - 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" apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" inappropriate - not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

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appropriate

adjective

suitable, right, fitting, fit, suited, correct, belonging, relevant, proper, to the point, in keeping, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, well-suited, well-timed, apposite, apropos, opportune, becoming, seemly, felicitous, germane, to the purpose, appurtenant, congruous It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
suitable irrelevant, inappropriate, incorrect, unfitting, unsuitable, improper, incompatible, untimely, inopportune

verb

1. seize, take, claim, assume, take over, acquire, confiscate, annex, usurp, impound, pre-empt, commandeer, take possession of, expropriate, arrogate Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea.
seize give, relinquish, cede

2. allocate, allow, budget, devote, assign, designate, set aside, earmark, allot, share out, apportion He is sceptical that Congress will appropriate more money for this.
allocate withhold

3. steal, take, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), pocket, trouser (slang), pinch (informal), pirate, poach, swipe (slang), lift (informal), knock off (slang), heist (U.S. slang), embezzle, blag (slang), pilfer, misappropriate, snitch (slang), purloin, filch, plagiarize, thieve, peculate What do they think about your appropriating their music and culture?

Translations

appropriate

A. [əˈprəʊprɪɪt] ADJ [time, place, method, response] → apropiado, adecuado; [moment] → oportuno, apropiado, adecuado; [authority, department] → competente, correspondiente
it is appropriate that → resulta apropiado or adecuado que ...
it may be appropriate to discuss this with your solicitor → quizá sería conveniente que discutiera esto con su abogado
she's the most appropriate person to present the award → es la persona más indicada or más adecuada para presentar el premio
to take appropriate action → tomar las medidas apropiadas or adecuadas or pertinentes
choose A, B or C as appropriate → elija A, B o C según corresponda
this treatment was very appropriate for our son → este tratamiento resultó ser muy apropiado or adecuado para nuestro hijo
it would not be appropriate for me to discuss individual cases → no sería apropiado que comentara casos concretos
to take appropriate precautions → tomar las debidas precauciones
it seemed appropriate to end with a joke → parecía apropiado terminar con un chiste
words appropriate to the occasion → palabras apropiadas or adecuadas para la ocasión
a job appropriate to his talents → un trabajo que se adecúa a sus aptitudes
A, and where appropriate, B → A, y en su caso, B
you will be answering queries, and, where appropriate, demonstrating our software → dará información a quien la pida y, si se presta, hará demostraciones de nuestro software

B. [əˈprəʊprɪeɪt] VT

1. (= steal) → apropiarse de

2. (= set aside) [+ funds] → asignar, destinar (for a)

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appropriate [əˈprəʊpriət]

adj

(= suitable) [person, clothing, comments, time, reponse, punishment] → qui convient, approprié(e); [behaviour, subject] → convenable; [authority] → compétent(e); [treatment, skills, training] → adéquat(e); [visa] → requis(e)
to take appropriate action → prendre des mesures appropriées
appropriate for sb/sth, appropriate to sb/sth → approprié(e) à qn/qch
That dress isn't very appropriate for an interview → Cette robe n'est pas très appropriée pour un entretien.
it is appropriate to ... → il est approprié de ...
it seems appropriate to ... → il semble approprié de ...
it is appropriate that ... → il est approprié que ...
to be appropriate for sb to do sth
It would not be appropriate for me to comment → Il ne me serait pas approprié de commenter.

(= timely) → opportun(e)

[əˈprəʊprieɪt] vt

(= take) [+ profit] → s'approprier; [+ land] → s'approprier; [+ idea] → s'approprier

(US) (= allot) [+ money, funds] → affecter
to appropriate sth for sth → affecter qch à qch

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appropriate¹

adj

(= suitable, fitting) → passend, geeignet (for, to für), angebracht (for, to für); (to a situation, occasion) → angemessen (→ to +dat); name, remark → treffend; it was appropriate that he came at that moment → es traf sich gut, dass er da gerade kam; clothing appropriate for or to the weather conditions → wettergemäße Kleidung; a style appropriate to one’s subject → ein dem Thema entsprechender or angemessener Stil; to be appropriate for doing something → geeignet sein, etw zu tun

(= relevant) → entsprechend; body, authority → zuständig; where appropriate → wo es angebracht ist/war, an gegebener Stelle; put a tick where appropriate → Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen; delete as appropriate → Nichtzutreffendes or nicht Zutreffendes streichen; it may be appropriate (for you) to discuss this with your lawyer → sie sollten das vielleicht mit Ihrem Anwalt besprechen

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appropriate²

vt

(= assume possession or control of) → beschlagnahmen; (= take for oneself) → sich (dat) → aneignen, mit Beschlag belegen; sb’s ideas → sich (dat) → zu eigen machen

(= allocate) funds → zuteilen, zuweisen

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appropriate [ɐadj əˈprəʊprɪɪt; ɐvb əˈprəʊprɪeɪt]

1. adj (moment, name) → adatto/a, opportuno/a; (remark) → opportuno/a; (word) → giusto/a, adatto/a; (authority) → competente
appropriate for or to → adatto/a a, appropriato/a a, adeguato/a a
it would not be appropriate for me to comment → non sta a me fare dei commenti
whichever seems more appropriate → ciò che sembra più adatto
he is the appropriate person to ask → è lui il competente in materia

2. vt

a. (take for one's own use) → appropriarsi di

b. (frm) (allocate) → destinare, stanziare

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appropriate

adj appropriate [əˈprəupriət]

suitable; proper Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority. geskik مُلائِم، مُناسِب подходящ vhodný, příslušný passende angemessen κατάλληλος apropiado, adecuado, conveniente asjakohane شایسته؛ مناسب asianmukainen approprié (à) מַתְאִים उपयुक्त prikladan megfelelő; értelemszerű; nem kívánt (rész) semestinya, tepat, pantas hlutaðeigandi; viðeigandi appropriato 適当な 적절한 (ati)tinkamas atbilstošs; piemērots patut geschikt passende, egnet, rett właściwy, stosowny apropriado adecvat, potrivit соответствующий vhodný, príslušný primeren, ustrezen odgovarajući passande, lämplig, vederbörlig เหมาะสม uygun, münasip 適當的 відповідний; доречний مناسب ، موزوں phù hợp 适当的

n apˈpropriateness

geskiktheid مُلاءَمه، تَناسُب удобство vhodnost egnethed die Angemessenheit καταλληλότητα propiedad, conveniencia sobivus شایستگی؛ مناسبت asianmukaisuus opportunité הַתְאֲמָה औचित्य prikladnost helyénvalóság ketepatan, kelayakan hentugleiki appropriatezza, adeguatezza 適していること 타당성 tinkamumas atbilstība kesesuain geschiktheid det å passe/egne seg stosowność adequação adecvare соответствие vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 適當，適切性 доречність موزونیت ، مناسبت sự thích hợp 适当

adv apˈpropriately

suitably appropriately dressed for the occasion. geskik بِصورَة مُلائِمَة، بِصورَة مُناسِبَه подходящо vhodně passende angemessen κατάλληλα apropiadamente, adecuadamente sobivalt بطور شایسته asianmukaisesti convenablement בְּצוָּרה נְאוֹתָה उचित रूप से prikladno megfelelően secara semestinya, tepat, pantas á viðeigandi hátt adeguatamente ふさわしく 적절하게 tinkamai atbilstoši; piemēroti sesuai geschikt passende stosownie adequadamente adecvat, potrivit соответственно vhodne primerno prikladno passande, lämpligt อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde 適當地 доречно بر جستہ طور پر phù hợp 适当地

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appropriate → ملائم vhodný passende passend κατάλληλος apropiado sopiva approprié prikladan adatto 適切な 적합한 geschikt passende odpowiedni apropriado соответствующий lämplig เหมาะสม uygun thích hợp 适当的