1. adjective /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ət,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.eɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/
The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
b) Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
In its strict and appropriate meaning. .
2. verb /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ət,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.eɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/
a) To make suitable; to suit. .
b) To take to ones self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; as, "let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit."
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