APPROPRIATE

AP ·PROP ·RIA ·TE 3 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 11 letters 🎲 Scrabble 17 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

verb
  1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

💬 Examples

  • "I will earmark this money for your research"
  • "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
  • "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
  • "The army seized the town"

🔗 Similar words

allowearmarkset_asidereservecaptureseize
adjective
  1. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

💬 Examples

  • "a book not appropriate for children"
  • "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"
← Unscramble APPROPRIATE