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appropriate definition
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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 -------------- 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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