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appropriating 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 -------------- 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")
appropriating definition
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