appropriating

Variant of appropriate

appropriate definition

ap·pro·pri·ate (ə prō′prē āt′; for adj., -it)

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

right for the purpose; suitable; fit; proper

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