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appropriated

 
Adjective appropriated has 1 sense
  1. appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over - taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
    Antonym: given (indirect, via taken)
Verb appropriate has 2 senses
  1. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve - give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
    --1 is one way to assign, allot, portion
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  2. appropriate, capture, seize, conquer - 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"
    --2 is one way to assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
    Derived form: noun appropriator1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
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