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  • 61appropriate — I. v. a. 1. Adopt, take to one s self, take as one s own, apply to one s own uses. 2. Assign, apportion, allot, set apart, devote. 3. Apply, use, employ, convert. II. a. Adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, pat (colloq.), suitable, proper,… …

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  • 62appropriate — adj 1. suitable, fitting, befitting, meet, proper, becoming, seemly; suited, fit, well suited, likely, agreeable, adapted, congruous; expedient, due, (of punishment) condign. 2. timely, felicitous, seasonable, convenient, opportune. 3. apt,… …

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  • 63appropriate — ap·pro·pri·ate …

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  • 64appropriate —   a. apt; suitable. v.t. take exclusively; assign to special use; steal.    ♦ appropriation, n.    ♦ appropriative, a.    ♦ appropriator, n …

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  • 65appropriate —   1. Set aside. Ho oka awale, hā awi.   2. Suitable. Kūpono, kohu, kū …

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  • 66appropriate — To make a thing one s own; to make a thing the subject of property; to exercise dominion over an object to the extent, and for the purpose, of making it subserve one s own proper use or pleasure. To prescribe a particular use for particular… …

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  • 67appropriate — To make a thing one s own; to make a thing the subject of property; to exercise dominion over an object to the extent, and for the purpose, of making it subserve one s own proper use or pleasure. To prescribe a particular use for particular… …

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  • 68appropriate — I Adjective: Fit; adapted to; designed; suitable. Thomas v State (Okla) 244 P 816. II A verb derived from the Latin ad and proprius . To allot, assign, set apart, or apply to a particular use or purpose. State v La Grave, 23 Nev 25, 41 P 1075. To …

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  • 69appropriate — see PROPER …

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  • 70appropriate — adj. & v. adj. (often foll. by to, for) 1 suitable or proper. 2 formal belonging or particular. v.tr. 1 take possession of, esp. without authority. 2 devote (money etc.) to special purposes. Derivatives: appropriately adv. appropriateness n.… …

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