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1. appropriateverb

   The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.

   Synonyms:
   abstract, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, divert, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away, withdraw

   Antonyms:
   add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unite

   Preposition:
   The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.

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1. appropriateverb

   suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

   «a book not appropriate for children»; «a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity»; «it seems that an apology is appropriate»

   Antonyms:
   unbefitting, wrong, inappropriate, improper

2. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserveverb

   give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

   «I will earmark this money for your research»; «She sets aside time for meditation every day»

   Synonyms:
   admit, grant, set aside, capture, suspend, hold, let, book, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, conquer, take into account, seize, allow for, earmark

   Antonyms:
   improper, inappropriate, wrong, unbefitting

3. appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb

   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»

   Synonyms:
   usurp, capture, fascinate, attach, earmark, sequester, conquer, beguile, impound, get, allow, captivate, enamour, suppress, trance, confiscate, get hold of, assume, prehend, enamor, take over, becharm, reserve, arrogate, subdue, curb, stamp down, set aside, seize, clutch, entrance, inhibit, charm, catch, grab, enchant, bewitch

   Antonyms:
   inappropriate, unbefitting, wrong, improper

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1. appropriateverb

   Synonyms:
   adopt, take to one’s self, take as one’s own

2. appropriateverb

   Synonyms:
   take, seize, abstract, steal, purloin

3. appropriateverb

   Synonyms:
   assign, apportion, allot, set apart

4. appropriateverb

   Synonyms:
   apply, use, employ, convert

5. appropriateadjective

   Synonyms:
   adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, PAT, suitable, proper, becoming, due, seemly, agreeable, conformable, congruous, germane, convenient, pertinent, apposite, felicitous, applicable, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose

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1. List of paraphrases for «appropriate»:

   suitable, adequate, proper, relevant, fit, applicable, necessary, competent, timely, corresponding, right, adapted, fitting, due, opportune, occasion, appropriately, correct, pertinent, required, desirable, convenient, properly, tailored, expedient, good, advisable, inappropriate, sufficient, suitably, useful, decent, adequately, reasonable

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1. Andrew Ansbro:

   Last year, Mayor de Blasio called for federal funding for hazard pay bonuses, the federal government delivered that funding as part of the American Rescue Act, but to date the Mayor has failed to fulfill this promise. Rather than a parade, a more appropriate gesture would be to make good on this promise.

2. Sherwood Gazette:

   I will focus on the prevention of crime and rehabilitating non-violent offenders away from criminal behavior — not just prosecuting after crimes have already been committed and hoping, despite evidence to the contrary, that the toughest sentences will solve problems. That means maximizing our use of rehabilitation alternative programs where appropriate — getting more people into them, and getting people into them earlier on in the court process.

3. Manmeet Ahluwalia:

   The brain tumor community is very united in our quest for finding better treatments for our patients, and I think the progress will come through clearly planned and orchestrated clinical trials, looking at both approaches, immunotherapies… and appropriate uses of targeted therapies, which will go and attack the genes that drive a particular tumor.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   I’m just speaking out against bigotry and bullying wherever I hear it. And I hear a lot of it from the Republican candidates. They seem to have forgotten completely about issues and they’re now running their campaigns based on insults, it’s turned into a kind of one-upmanship on insulting and I don’t think that’s appropriate in a presidential campaign, and I’m going to speak up on it.

5. Stephen Vladeck:

   That order, like its predecessors dating back to the 1940s, imposes both procedural and substantive requirements on what information can properly be classified — and how. Suffice it to say,’ because I said it’ is not one of the appropriate criteria for classifying national security information.

• مناسبArabic
• присвоявам си, уместен, определям, подходящ, предназначавам, съответенBulgarian
• apropiatCatalan, Valencian
• vhodný, odpovídající, příslušný, přiměřenýCzech
• priodolWelsh
• zuweisen, angebracht, zugewiesen, aneignen, angemessen, anpassen, passendGerman
• κατάλληλοςGreek
• konvenaEsperanto
• adueñarse, apropiado, designarSpanish
• مناسبPersian
• asianmukainen, varattu, täsmällinen, osoitettu, sovelias, sopivaFinnish
• appropriéFrench
• freagarrach, iomchaidhScottish Gaelic
• उपयुक्तHindi
• illő, megfelelő, kisajátít, elkülönítHungarian
• պատշաճ, համապատասխանArmenian
• appositoItalian
• 適当, 充当, 適切, 相応しいJapanese
• piederīgs, atbilstošs, piemērotsLatvian
• tika, tōtika, makitaunu, arotau, kokoraho, kaihauMāori
• toewijzen, toepasselijk, geschikt, gepast, aanpassen, passend, aangewezenDutch
• velegnet, formålstjenlig, annektere, passende, hensiktsmessig, egnetNorwegian
• odpowiedni, właściwy, stosownyPolish
• apoderar-se, apropriado, apropriar-se, apropriar, designarPortuguese
• присво́ить, соответствующий, присва́ивать, подходящий, вы́делить, выделя́ть, ассигнова́ть, подходящееRussian
• prìmjeren, pȍdesan, prìkladanSerbo-Croatian
• ustrézenSlovene
• tillägna sig, lämplig, tillbörligSwedish
• mwafakaSwahili
• เหมาะสมThai
• sâhiplenmek, isâbetli, biçilmiş kaftan, muvfâfık, lâyık, uygun, yakışık alır, yerindeTurkish
• مناسبUrdu
• thích hợpVietnamese
• 适当Chinese

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