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APPROPRIATE
(verb) 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"
synonyms : allow , earmark , reserve , set aside(verb) 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"
synonyms : capture , conquer , seize(adj.) 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"
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(Tag: ) if u find something appropriate, u wud want to appropriate it..
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-1 (Tag: ) appropriate = a + property + iate.. i.e. to make it your own property .. by force if required.. And also when you are appropriating it your self you are "allocating" it to yourself.
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Origin
15th century. < Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare "make your own" < propius "own added by bimal03
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