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merriam webster
to be appropriate for
para ser apropiado para
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appropriated, has appropriated, is appropriating, appropriates
apropiarse de; destinar, asignar

Example sentences of
appropriate verb

  • •The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.
  • •The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use.
  • •Elements of the design were appropriated from other architects.
  • •The term “bad” has been appropriated by teenagers as a synonym for “good.”
  • •The term "bad" has been appropriated by teenagers as a synonym for "good."
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Synonyms of
appropriate verb

preempt, arrogate, usurp, confiscate, grab, commandeer, allocate, seize