Definition of appropriate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: especially suitable or compatible : fitting
an appropriate response remarks appropriate to the occasion
appropriate
verb
appropriated; appropriating
Definition of appropriate (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use
appropriate money for a research program
3
: to take or make use of without authority or right
natural habitats that have been appropriated for human use
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The first known use of appropriate was in the 15th century
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