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The correct spelling is appropriate.
How to pronounce appropriate
verb
Say it like: App-rop-ria-te
The correct spelling is appropriate. To make suitable; to suit. For example: "Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit."
Usage Examples
“Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.”
“A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.”
“The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make suitable; to suit.
- 2.To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
- 3.To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
- 4.To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
adjective
- 1.Suitable or fit; proper.
- 2.Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
- 3.Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
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