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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

ap·pro·pri·ate (ə-prōʹprē-ĭt)adj.
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.tr.v. ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates (-āt')
1. To set apart for a specific use:
appropriating funds for education.
2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission:
Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it. [Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; See per¹ in Indo-European Roots.] ap·proʹpri·ate·ly adv.ap·proʹpri·ate·ness n.ap·proʹpri·a'tive (-ā'tĭv) adj.ap·proʹpri·a'tor n. 
Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property; preempted the glory for herself; usurped the throne. See also synonyms at allocate

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  capture, seize, conquer, allow, earmark, set aside, reserve