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Appropriate

[adj] 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"
[adj] being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
[adj] suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
[adj] appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
[adj] meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
[v] give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
[v] take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"


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