(appropriating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is ~ is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit ~ to the job...
The teacher can then take ~ action.
? in~
ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ for/to n
~ly
It’s entitled, ~ly enough, ‘Art for the Nation’.
ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
2.
If someone ~s something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so. (FORMAL)
Several other newspapers have ~d the idea...
= purloin
VERB: V n