UNAPPROPRIATE

Etymology

Verb

unappropriate (third-person singular simple present unappropriates, present participle unappropriating, simple past and past participle unappropriated)

(transitive) To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all.

Adjective

unappropriate (comparative more unappropriate, superlative most unappropriate)

Inappropriate; unsuitable.

(obsolete) Not appropriated.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.]

1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.

2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.

Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.]

Definition: To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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