appropriate
To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
Example
“Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.”
Other meanings
To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
“A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.”
To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
Synonyms
- allow
- set aside
- reserve
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "appropriātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “appropriate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.