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appropriate It was one of those insulting words that sometimes get appropriated by a group that it's meant to insult, which then starts using it proudly and defiantly. əˈproʊpriˌeɪt

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(1) To take exclusive possession of, often without right. (2) To set apart for a particular purpose or use. From its roots, the verb appropriate would mean basically “make one's own”—that is, “take,” or sometimes “grab.” Each year the President and Congress create a budget and appropriate funds for each item in it, funds which mostly come in the form of taxes from the public. In the House of Representatives, the powerful Appropriations Committee often gets the last word on how much money goes to each program. “Misappropriation of funds,” on the other hand, is a nice way of saying “theft.” If someone appropriated pieces of your novel, you might take him or her to court; and if you appropriated trade secrets from your former employers, you might be the one sued

word	appropriate
definition	(1) To take exclusive possession of, often without right. (2) To set apart for a particular purpose or use.
eg_sentence	It was one of those insulting words that sometimes get appropriated by a group that it's meant to insult, which then starts using it proudly and defiantly.
explanation	From its roots, the verb appropriate would mean basically “make one's own”—that is, “take,” or sometimes “grab.” Each year the President and Congress create a budget and appropriate funds for each item in it, funds which mostly come in the form of taxes from the public. In the House of Representatives, the powerful Appropriations Committee often gets the last word on how much money goes to each program. “Misappropriation of funds,” on the other hand, is a nice way of saying “theft.” If someone appropriated pieces of your novel, you might take him or her to court; and if you appropriated trade secrets from your former employers, you might be the one sued
IPA	əˈproʊpriˌeɪt

Appropriated Funds Exclusive Possession Set Purpose Insulting Words