Appropriated

1ap;pro;pri;ate pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): ap;pro;pri;at;ed; ap;pro;pri;at;ingetymology: middle english, from late latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, from latin ad- + proprius owndate: 15th century 1 : to take exclusive possession of : annex lt;no one should appropriate a common benefitgt;2 : to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use lt;appropriate money for the research programgt;3 : to take or make use of without authority or right— ap;pro;pri;a;ble adjective — ap;pro;pri;a;tor noun