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Antonyms for appropriating

Grammar : Verb
Spell : adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt


Definition of appropriating

Origin :
  • early 15c., "take possession of," from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Related: Appropriated; appropriating.
  • verb set aside; allocate
  • verb steal
Example sentences :
  • All of us have entered into an inheritance which we have the power of appropriating and making use of.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • Incidentally, we are appropriating the Golden Fleece and its cargo.
  • Extract from : « The Space Rover » by Edwin K. Sloat
  • He was wondering whether Jeff was going to accuse her of appropriating it in the beginning.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • In 1898 a bill passed Congress appropriating $15,000 with which to make the experiment.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • I was not slow in appropriating the calamity to a good purpose.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • He had indulged too long in the habit of appropriating Freya to himself in his thoughts.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • The laws of war justified us in appropriating them to our own use.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V » by James Russell Lowell
  • A curious plan for appropriating the expected profits was then set forth.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • We have given it the name of Ohio, appropriating the name Wabash to one of its most important tributaries.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • So we, your protectors, will take the liberty of appropriating the historical toy.
  • Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for appropriating

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