Appropriate
/əˈproʊ.pri.ət/noun
To take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
Did you know?The term 'appropriate' originally referred to the act of seizing or taking something, often implying an unlawful taking, linking it to a sense of personal ownership and power.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
appropriatus
“Taken as one's own, seized.”
Old French
Old French
approprier
“To take possession of.”
14th Century
Middle English
aproprien
“To assign to oneself, to take.”
Modern English
English
appropriate
“To take for one's own use, often without permission.”