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appropriative
ap·pro·pri·ate A0384200 (ə-prō′prē-ĭt)adj. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.tr.v. (-āt′) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates 1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.
[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per in Indo-European roots.]
ap·pro′pri·ate·ly adv.ap·pro′pri·ate·ness n.ap·pro′pri·a′tive (-ā′tĭv) adj.ap·pro′pri·a′tor n.Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate
These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property. See Also Synonyms at allocate.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | appropriative - of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself |
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