Definition of "appropriate" []

• Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting. (adjective)
• To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education. (verb-transitive)
• To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term "appropriate," like most institutional language, manages to give the appearance of clarity while retaining its ability to shift its focus as needed."
• "HEMMER: Is the title appropriate, "Hollywood Animal?""
• "In the search for new strategies many people have begun to reflect on elementary technologies; the term appropriate technology has become a buzzword."