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appropriate
adjective
suitable
or
right
for
a
particular
situation
or
purpose
•
It
is
not
appropriate
to
wear
jeans
to
a
formal
wedding
.
It
is
not
appropriate
to
wear
jeans
to
a
formal
wedding
.
•
The
librarian
helped
the
child
choose
an
appropriate
book
for
her
reading
level
.
The
librarian
helped
the
child
choose
an
appropriate
book
for
her
reading
level
.
From
Late
Latin
appropriātus
,
past
participle
of
appropriāre
“
to
make
one
’
s
own
”,
from
Latin
ad-
“
to
”
+
proprius
“
one
’
s
own
”.
verb
-
appropriate
,
appropriating
,
appropriates
,
appropriated
to
take
or
use
something
for
oneself
without
permission
,
often
wrongfully
•
The
rebels
appropriated
the
village
’
s
food
supplies
during
the
night
.
The
rebels
appropriated
the
village
’
s
food
supplies
during
the
night
.
•
He
often
appropriates
other
people
’
s
ideas
and
presents
them
as
his
own
.
He
often
appropriates
other
people
’
s
ideas
and
presents
them
as
his
own
.
Same
origin
as
adjective
sense
;
meaning
of
“
take
for
oneself
”
developed
in
late
Middle
English
.
verb
-
appropriate
,
appropriating
,
appropriates
,
appropriated
to
officially
set
apart
money
or
resources
for
a
particular
use
•
The
government
appropriated
five
million
dollars
to
build
a
new
hospital
.
The
government
appropriated
five
million
dollars
to
build
a
new
hospital
.
•
Each
year
the
committee
appropriates
a
budget
for
community
projects
.
Each
year
the
committee
appropriates
a
budget
for
community
projects
.
Financial
sense
arose
in
the
17th
century
from
the
broader
idea
of
assigning
something
as
one
’
s
own
.