- Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence:
Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
2 . Appropriate
[ n.]
- A property; attribute.
3 . Appropriate
[ v. t.]
- To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to
claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, let no man appropriate the
use of a common benefit. - To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person
or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of
ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the
increase of the navy. - To make suitable; to suit. - To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual
corporation, as its property.
Meaning of 'Appropriate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . appropriate
[ v]
Meaning (1): - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Example in sentence:
I will earmark this money for your research;
She sets aside time for meditation every day
Meaning (2): - take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Example in sentence:
The army seized the town;
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants;
The militia captured the castle
3 . appropriate
[ a]
Meaning (3): - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Inappropriate affect Inappropriate affect is an emotional response that is grossly out of touch with the needs of the situation, e.g. laughing at a tragic event. Often regarded as a symptom of psychosis.
Nonappropriated funds Nonappropriated funds— Funds generated by Department of Defense personnel and their dependents used to augment funds appropriated by the Congress ...
Appropriate technology Appropriate technology is technology which is suited to the local environment, usually involving skills or materials which are easily