appropriated

Meanings

• Verb

  To take and use (something) without permission, especially for one's own benefit.

  - "The company appropriated funds from the budget for research and development."
  - "The government appropriated land for the new highway project."

• Verb

  To take control of (a country, organization, etc.) and govern it.

  - "The revolutionary army appropriated power after overthrowing the government."
  - "The new CEO will be appropriating the reins of the company."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

allocate , earmark , help oneself , impropriate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with appropriated
prepared , deplored , adored

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Variants

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appropriable , appropriate , appropriated , appropriates , appropriating , appropriator , appropriators

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Forms

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appropriated (past tense and past participle of 'appropriate')

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Etymology

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From Old French approprier, from apres, after + prier, to ask for, request.

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Trivia

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1. Appropriation was a common practice in ancient Rome, where conquered lands and resources were taken and used by the Roman state.

2. The term 'appropriation' has also been used in the context of finance to refer to the process of setting aside funds for specific purposes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cultural Appropriation: The adoption or borrowing of elements of one culture by another culture, often without permission or understanding, and in a way that is disrespectful or exploitative.

2. Intellectual Property: The legal protection of creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, and images used in commerce.

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Quotes

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1. From this source it was "appropriated" by Wilhelm Ropke in his effort to develop a social and political theory in which the market economy would be reconciled with the local community.

   - Roger Scruton,{it}National Review{/it},20 June 2005

2. Dr. Seuss's mother, also the daughter of German immigrants, was Henrietta Seuss, and when he "appropriated" the name for his books Dr. Seuss pronounced it in the German manner, "soice," until he realized that Americans naturally read the name as "soose," and that the American pronunciation of "Dr. Seuss" evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with—Mother Goose.

   - Louis Menand,{it}New Yorker{/it},23 & 30 Dec. 2002

3. Wales, in contrast, was officially "appropriated" into the United Kingdom by Henry VIII's Acts of Union, in 1536 and 1543, before it had developed the apparatus of a modern state.

   - Pamela Petro,{it}Atlantic{/it},April 1999

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Culture

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The term 'appropriation' has been a subject of controversy and debate, particularly in the context of art and culture, where it refers to the adoption or borrowing of elements from one culture by another. This can be seen as a form of cultural exchange, but it can also be perceived as exploitation or disrespect.

How to Memorize "appropriated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of taking something for one's own use without permission.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'appropriation' with the idea of taking something without permission.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Ask Permission' to remember that appropriation requires permission.

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