Associations to the word «Appropriate»

APPROPRIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.

APPROPRIATE, adjective. Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

APPROPRIATE, adjective. Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.

APPROPRIATE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To make suitable; to suit.

APPROPRIATE, verb. (transitive) To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.

APPROPRIATE, verb. (transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

APPROPRIATE, verb. (transitive) (British) (ecclesiastical) (legal) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.

APPROPRIATE ADULT, noun. (UK) (legal) An adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.

APPROPRIATE ADULTS, noun. Plural of appropriate adult

APPROPRIATE, verb. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day".

APPROPRIATE, verb. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle".

APPROPRIATE, adjective. Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate".