appropriating
Meaning of appropriating
verb, gerund or present participle
- take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
the accused had appropriated the property
- devote (money or assets) to a special purpose.
there can be problems in appropriating funds for legal expenses
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
Information about appropriating
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Hyphenation of appropriating
ap-pro-pri-at-ing
- It consists of 5 syllables and 13 chars.
- appropriating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
appropriating synonyms
Meaning (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right:
Meaning officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes:
Meaning (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:
Meaning add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation:
Meaning take or claim (something) without justification:
Meaning take forcible possession of (something); confiscate:
Meaning another term for sequestrate:
Meaning seize (power or control):
Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:
Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:
Meaning forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp:
Meaning take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force:
Meaning state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof:
Meaning unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes:
Meaning take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:
Meaning dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove:
Meaning dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use:
Meaning be a thief; steal something:
Meaning steal (things of little value):
Meaning put into one's pocket:
Meaning steal (something):
Meaning steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works):
Meaning steal:
Meaning catch (someone) doing something wrong:
Meaning pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way:
Meaning take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission:
Meaning succeed in securing (something):
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:
Meaning embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds):
Meaning embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted):
Meaning consider something theoretically or separately from (something else):
Meaning take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own:
Meaning make a similar or identical version of; reproduce:
Meaning produce a copy of:
Meaning cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water:
Meaning make, distribute, or sell (alcoholic drink or a recording) illegally:
Meaning use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright:
Meaning copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement:
Meaning distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose:
Meaning designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose:
Meaning give or apportion (something) to someone:
Meaning designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose:
Meaning give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity):
Meaning divide up and share out:
Meaning allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget:
Words that rhyme with appropriating
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