adj.
/
əˈprəʊprɪət/
- suitable; proper.
- archaic assigned to a particular person.
v.
/
əˈprəʊprɪeɪt/
- take for one's own use without permission.
- devote (money) to a special purpose.
Derivative
- appropriately adv.
- appropriateness n.
- appropriation n.
- appropriator n.
Etymology
ME: from late L. appropriat-, appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.