transitive verb appropriated -·at′ed, appropriating -·at′·ing

1. to take for one's own or exclusive use
2. to take improperly, as without permission
3. to set aside for a specific use or certain person to appropriate funds for the schools

Etymology: ME appropriaten < LL appropriatus, pp. of appropriare, to make one's own < L ad-, to + proprius, one's own

adjective