• give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
• 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"
• 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"
• being of striking Appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
• suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
• Appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
• meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an Appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

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