appropriator

Meanings

• A person who takes something, especially something intangible or belonging to someone else, and makes it their own.

  - "The company's appropriator took credit for the team's work."
  - "The artist's appropriator used her style to create new works."
  - "The country's appropriator declared war without the approval of the legislative branch."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with appropriator
appropriator , conquistador , imperator , oppressor , possessor , usurper

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. appropriator
   

2. appraiser
   

3. applier
   

4. apportioner
   

5. appropriate
   

6. apperceive
   

7. apply
   

8. appraise
   

9. apportion
   

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Variants

List of all variants of appropriator that leads to same result
appropriable , appropriate , appropriated , appropriates , appropriating , appropriator , appropriators

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

The verb 'appropriate' can be used in various forms and tenses to express different meanings and uses. For example, the present tense 'I appropriate' can be used to express that the speaker is taking something for themselves. The present participle 'appropriating' can be used to express that the speaker is in the process of taking something for themselves. The past tense 'I appropriated' can be used to express that the speaker took something for themselves in the past. The past participle 'appropriated' can be used to express that something was taken for someone else in the past.

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'appropriator' comes from the Latin word 'appropriare', which means 'to make one's own'. The term was first used in English in the 16th century.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

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 concept of 'appropriation' has been a subject of cultural and intellectual debates for decades. In the context of art and culture, appropriation refers to the use of elements of one culture by another culture without permission. This practice has been criticized for perpetuating stereotypes, exploiting marginalized communities, and erasing the cultural context of the original elements. However, some argue that appropriation can also be a form of cultural exchange and borrowing, and that it can lead to new and innovative artistic expressions. Ultimately, the issue of appropriation in art and culture is a complex and nuanced one, and it requires a nuanced and thoughtful approach.

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