The adjective is pronounced /əproʊpriət/. The verb is pronounced /əproʊprieɪt/.
( appropriating, appropriated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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
ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ that / to-inf , ADJ for/to n
• ap‧pro‧pri‧ate‧ly
It’s entitled, appropriately enough, ‘Art for the Nation’.
ADV : ADV with v , ADV with cl / group
2.
If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so. ( FORMAL )
Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...
= purloin
VERB : V n