UNAPPROPRIATING

Verb

unappropriating

present participle of unappropriate

Source: Wiktionary


UNAPPROPRIATE

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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