Look up: Appropriate

1. appropriate
   [Adjective] When something is suitable for a certain situation.
   Example: Wearing black is appropriate at a funeral.
   See also: inappropriate
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2. appropriate
   [adj] - meant or adapted for an occasion or use 2. [adj] - suitable and fitting 3. [adj] - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc 4. [v] - take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion
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3. Appropriate
   Describes a text, word, utterance, style, method or choice that is suitable for its intended audience, form or purpose. ‘Appropriate` incorporates the idea that different contexts require different treatments and in this respect should be differentiated from ‘correct`, which is associated more with the right grammatical formulation of an expression, or the ‘right` choice or response etc.
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4. Appropriate
   Ap·pro'pri·ate adjective [ Latin appropriatus , past participle of appropriare ; ad + propriare to appropriate, from proprius one's own, proper. See Proper .] Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: ...
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5. Appropriate
   Ap·pro'pri·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Appropriated ; present participle & verbal noun Appropriating ] 1. To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to cl...
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6. Appropriate
   Ap·pro'pri·ate noun A property; attribute. [ Obsolete]
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7. appropriate
   harmonious adjective suitable and fitting; `the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing`
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8. appropriate
   suitable adjective meant or adapted for an occasion or use; `a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty`; `not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy`
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9. appropriate
   adjective 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`
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10. appropriate
    capture verb take possession of by force, as after an 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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11. appropriate
    earmark verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; `I will earmark this money for your research`; `She sets aside time for meditation every day`
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12. Appropriate
    • (v. t.) To take to one`s self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit. • (v. t.) To make suitable; to suit. • (n.) A property; attribute. • (v. t.) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular pers...
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13. Appropriate
    A subjective judgement of suitability often used in phrases such as 'appropriate behavior' and 'appropriate education' whose definitions are relative to specific cultures, situations, institutional and personal values and educational philosophies. The ability to define and label 'appropriate' and 'inappropriate' is a jealously guarded power of teachers.
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