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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English appropriaten, from Latin appropriatus, past participle of approprio (“‘to make one's own’”), from ad (“‘to’”) + proprio (“‘to make one's own’”), from proprius (“‘one's own, private’”).

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Adjective

• (RP) enPR: əprō'priĭt, əprō'priət, IPA: /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt/, /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ət/, SAMPA: /@"pr@U.pri:.It/, /@"pr@U.pri:.@t/
• (US) enPR: əprō'priĭt, əprō'priət, IPA: /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt/, /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət/, SAMPA: /@"proU.pri.It/, /@"proU.pri.@t/

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Verb

• (RP) IPA: /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.eɪt/, SAMPA: /@"pr@U.pri:.eIt/
• (US) enPR: əprō'priāt, IPA: /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/, SAMPA: /@"proU.pri.eIt/

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appropriate (comparative more appropriate, superlative most appropriate)

1. (obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
2. Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

   The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.

   In its strict and appropriate meaning. --Beilby Porteus.

   Appropriate acts of divine worship. --Edward Stillingfleet.

   It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas. --John Locke.

3. Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.

   I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place.

[edit] Synonyms

• apt
• felicitous
• fitting
• suitable

[edit] Antonyms

• inappropriate

[edit] Derived terms

• appropriateness

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to appropriate (third-person singular simple present appropriates, present participle appropriating, simple past and past participle appropriated)

1. (transitive, archaic) To make suitable; to suit. -- William Paley.
2. (transitive) 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."
3. (transitive) 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.
4. (transitive, British, ecclesiastical, law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.

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appropriate f.

1. Feminine plural form of appropriato