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to appropriate
verbgeneral usecommon/ɐpɾupɾiˈaɾ/a·pro·pri·ar
Definition
1To take something for oneself, making it one's property or use, sometimes illegitimately.
Usage examples
“The state can appropriate land for public use.”
“He inappropriately appropriated the credit for the project.”
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Common combinations
to appropriate fundsto appropriate ideasto appropriate land