appropriate
Meaning of appropriate
adjective
- suitable or proper in the circumstances.
this isn't the appropriate time or place
a measure appropriate to a wartime economy
- take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
the accused had appropriated the property
- devote (money or assets) to a special purpose.
there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
Information about appropriate
- The plural form of appropriate is: appropriates.
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Hyphenation of appropriate
ap-pro-pri-ate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- appropriate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
appropriate synonyms
Meaning advantageous:
Meaning suitable:
Meaning harmonious:
Meaning apposite:
Meaning allow:
Meaning capture:
Meaning of the required or correct type or form; suitable or appropriate:
Meaning suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper:
Meaning closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered:
Meaning brought together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established:
Meaning relevant or appropriate:
Meaning relevant to a subject under consideration:
Meaning denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit:
Meaning sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy:
Meaning morally good, justified, or acceptable:
Meaning in agreement or harmony:
Meaning fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans:
Meaning (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral:
Meaning conducive to success; favourable:
Meaning giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable:
Meaning (of a time) especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event:
Meaning well chosen or suited to the circumstances:
Meaning done or occurring at a favourable or useful time; opportune:
Meaning conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous:
Meaning appropriate to the occasion:
Meaning rightfully earned because of something done or qualities shown; merited:
Meaning belonging; pertinent:
Meaning arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone):
Meaning usual for or appropriate to a particular season of the year:
Meaning officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes:
Meaning (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:
Meaning add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation:
Meaning take or claim (something) without justification:
Meaning take forcible possession of (something); confiscate:
Meaning another term for sequestrate:
Meaning seize (power or control):
Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:
Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:
Meaning forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp:
Meaning take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force:
Meaning state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof:
Meaning unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes:
Meaning take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:
Meaning dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove:
Meaning dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use:
Meaning be a thief; steal something:
Meaning steal (things of little value):
Meaning put into one's pocket:
Meaning steal (something):
Meaning steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works):
Meaning steal:
Meaning catch (someone) doing something wrong:
Meaning pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way:
Meaning take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission:
Meaning succeed in securing (something):
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:
Meaning embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds):
Meaning embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted):
Meaning consider something theoretically or separately from (something else):
Meaning take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own:
Meaning make a similar or identical version of; reproduce:
Meaning produce a copy of:
Meaning cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water:
Meaning make, distribute, or sell (alcoholic drink or a recording) illegally:
Meaning use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright:
Meaning copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement:
Meaning distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose:
Meaning designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose:
Meaning give or apportion (something) to someone:
Meaning give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity):
Meaning divide up and share out:
Meaning allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget:
appropriate antonyms
Meaning not suitable or proper in the circumstances:
Meaning not connected with or relevant to something:
Translation of appropriate
- German: geeignet, passend, angebracht, angemessen, einnehmen, erobern
- French: adéquat, approprié, adapté, congru, congruent, convenable, idoine, conquérir
- Spanish: adecuado, apropiado, adecuada, apropiada, conquistar, ocupar, dominar, apropiarse, invadir, apoderarse, reservar, destinar
- Italian: adeguato, appropriato, adatto, conquistare, occupare, invadere, impadronirsi, impossessarsi, riservare, destinare, accantonare
- Portuguese: conquistar
Words that rhyme with appropriate
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