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Definition of appropriate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

appropriate

 verbverb NAmE//əˈproʊpriˌeɪt//  (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they appropriate   he / she / it appropriates   past simple appropriated   -ing form appropriating   jump to other results
1. 1appropriate something to take something, someone's ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission He was accused of appropriating club funds. Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.

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2. 2appropriate something (for something) to take or give something, especially money for a particular purpose Five million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease. compare misappropriate

See appropriate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: appropriate

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• appropriate adjective

Nearby words

• appropriacy noun
• appropriate adjective
• appropriate verb
• appropriation noun
• approval noun