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
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper
While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended.
It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate to express our ideas. --John Locke.
Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job The teacher can then take appropriate action. inappropriate + appropriately ap·pro·pri·ate·ly It's entitled, appropriately enough, `Art for the Nation'
If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so. Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea = purloin. correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose inappropriate appropriate for
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. --Blackstone
take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
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
meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
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