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  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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  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") 



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