adjective [? pr?pree ?t] fitting: suitable for the occasion or circumstances transitive verb [? pr?pree àyt] (past and past participle ap·pro·pri·at·ed, present participle ap·pro·pri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ap·pro·pri·ates) 1. use money for purpose: to set aside an amount of money for a particular use 2. take something for own use: to take something that belongs to or is associated with somebody else for yourself, especially without permission She soon appropriated the role of chief confidante. [15th century. < Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare "make your own" < propius "own"] -ap·pro·pri·a·ble, adjective -ap·pro·pri·ate·ly, adverb -ap·pro·pri·ate·ness, noun -ap·pro·pri·a·tive [? pr?pree àytiv], adjective -ap·pro·pri·a·tor [? pr?pree àyt?r], noun