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appropriate
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adjective (a)

  • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc(adj.all)
    Example:
    A book not appropriate for children.
    A funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity.
    It seems that an apology is appropriate.
    Antonym:
    inappropriate
    source: wordnet30
  • Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A property; attribute.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    allow, earmark, reserve, set aside
    source: wordnet30
  • take possession of by force, as after an invasion(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    capture, conquer, seize
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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