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appropriator
ap·pro·pri·ate A0384200 (ə-prō′prē-ĭt)adj. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.tr.v. (-āt′) ap·pro·pri·at·ed, ap·pro·pri·at·ing, ap·pro·pri·ates 1. To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.2. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: My coworker appropriated my unread newspaper.
[Middle English appropriat, from Late Latin appropriātus, past participle of appropriāre, to make one's own : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin proprius, own; see per in Indo-European roots.]
ap·pro′pri·ate·ly adv.ap·pro′pri·ate·ness n.ap·pro′pri·a′tive (-ā′tĭv) adj.ap·pro′pri·a′tor n.Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate
These verbs mean to seize for oneself or as one's right: appropriated the family car; arrogated the chair at the head of the table; commandeered a plane for the escape; confiscating stolen property. See Also Synonyms at allocate.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | appropriator - someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently)kleptomaniac - someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motivepoacher - someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of anotherpreemptor, pre-emptor - someone who acquires land by preemption |
MedicalSeeappropriateappropriator
Words related to appropriatornoun someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)Related Words- acquirer
- kleptomaniac
- poacher
- preemptor
- pre-emptor
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