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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of appropriare, from Latin ad- 'to' + proprius 'own' |
1 to take something for yourself when you do not have the right to do this [= steal]: 
He is suspected of appropriating government funds.
He is suspected of appropriating government funds.2BFPG to take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose
appropriate something for something Congress appropriated $5 million for International Woman's Year.
Congress appropriated $5 million for International Woman's Year. [↪ misappropriate]
