appropriate

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  2 
  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over 
  =>  annex 
  =>  carry 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  2 
  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over 
  =>  annex 
  =>  carry 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  appropriate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  2  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  1 
  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve 
  =>  assign,  allot,  portion 
 
  Sense  2 
  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over 
  =>  take 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  appropriate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  Sense  1 
  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve 
  =>  assign,  allot,  portion 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over 
  =>  take 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  appropriate 
  appropriateness 
 
  Overview  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  The  verb  appropriate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve  --  (give  or  assign  a  share  of  money  or  time  to  a  particular  person  or  cause  "I  will  earmark  this  money  for  your  research") 
  2.  (1)  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over  --  (take  possession  of  without  permission  or  take  with  force,  as  after  a  conquest  or  invasion;  "the  invaders  seized  the  land  and  property  of  the  inhabitants";  "The  army  seized  the  town";  "The  militia  captured  the  castle") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  The  adj  appropriate  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (29)  appropriate  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  advantageous,  appropriate  --  (appropriate  for  achieving  a  particular  end  implies  a  lack  of  concern  for  fairness) 
  3.  (1)  appropriate,  suitable,  suited  --  (meant  or  adapted  for  an  occasion  or  use  "a  tractor  suitable  (or  fit)  for  heavy  duty";  "not  an  appropriate  (or  fit)  time  for  flippancy") 
  4.  (1)  appropriate,  harmonious  --  (suitable  and  fitting;  "the  tailored  clothes  were  harmonious  with  her  military  bearing") 
  5.  apposite,  appropriate,  apt,  pertinent  --  (being  of  striking  appropriateness  and  pertinence;  "the  successful  copywriter  is  a  master  of  apposite  and  evocative  verbal  images";  "an  apt  reply") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  5  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  1 
  appropriate  (vs.  inappropriate) 
 
  inappropriate  (vs.  appropriate) 
  =>  unsuitable,  improper,  wrong 
  =>  unbefitting 
 
  Sense  2 
  advantageous,  appropriate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  expedient)  ->  inexpedient 
 
  Sense  3 
  appropriate,  suitable,  suited 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fit)  ->  unfit 
 
  Sense  4 
  appropriate,  harmonious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  congruous)  ->  incongruous 
 
  Sense  5 
  apposite,  appropriate,  apt,  pertinent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  apropos)  ->  malapropos 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  5  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  1 
  appropriate  (vs.  inappropriate) 
  =>  befitting 
  =>  due 
  =>  in  order(prenominal),  called  for 
  =>  pat 
  =>  proper,  right  suitable 
  Also  See->  apropos#1;  proper#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  advantageous,  appropriate 
  =>  expedient  (vs.  inexpedient) 
 
  Sense  3 
  appropriate,  suitable,  suited 
  =>  fit  (vs.  unfit),  fit  to(postnominal),  fir  for(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  4 
  appropriate,  harmonious 
  =>  congruous  (vs.  incongruous),  congruent 
 
  Sense  5 
  apposite,  appropriate,  apt,  pertinent 
  =>  apropos  (vs.  malapropos) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  appropriate 
 
  Sense  1 
  appropriate  (vs.  inappropriate) 
  =>  appropriateness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  appropriate  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  appropriate 
  appropriate 
  appropriated 
  inappropriate 
 
  Overview  of  verb  appropriate 
 
  The  verb  appropriate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve  --  (give  or  assign  a  share  of  money  or  time  to  a  particular  person  or  cause  "I  will  earmark  this  money  for  your  research") 
  2.  (1)  appropriate,  capture,  seize,  conquer,  take  over  --  (take  possession  of  without  permission  or  take  with  force,  as  after  a  conquest  or  invasion;  "the  invaders  seized  the  land  and  property  of  the  inhabitants";  "The  army  seized  the  town";  "The  militia  captured  the  castle") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  appropriate 
 
  The  adj  appropriate  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (29)  appropriate  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  advantageous,  appropriate  --  (appropriate  for  achieving  a  particular  end  implies  a  lack  of  concern  for  fairness) 
  3.  (1)  appropriate,  suitable,  suited  --  (meant  or  adapted  for  an  occasion  or  use  "a  tractor  suitable  (or  fit)  for  heavy  duty";  "not  an  appropriate  (or  fit)  time  for  flippancy") 
  4.  (1)  appropriate,  harmonious  --  (suitable  and  fitting;  "the  tailored  clothes  were  harmonious  with  her  military  bearing") 
  5.  apposite,  appropriate,  apt,  pertinent  --  (being  of  striking  appropriateness  and  pertinence;  "the  successful  copywriter  is  a  master  of  apposite  and  evocative  verbal  images";  "an  apt  reply") 

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