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
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Sense 2
appropriate, capture, seize, conquer, take over
=> take
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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 appropriated
The adj appropriated has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over -- (taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain)
Antonyms of adj appropriated
1 sense of appropriated
Sense 1
appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over
INDIRECT (VIA taken) -> given
Similarity of adj appropriated
1 sense of appropriated
Sense 1
appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over
=> taken (vs. given)
Attributes of adj appropriated
Familiarity of adj appropriated
appropriated used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj appropriated
appropriated
misappropriated
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 appropriated
The adj appropriated has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over -- (taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain)
appropriated definition
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