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appropriated

The correct spelling is appropriated.

How to pronounce appropriated

verb

Say it like: App-rop-ria-ted

The correct spelling is appropriated. 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.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make suitable; to suit.
  2. 2.To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
  3. 3.To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
  4. 4.To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).

adjective

  1. 1.Set aside for a specified purpose

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