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disappropriate

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪsəˈpɹəʊpɹɪeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: law

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English appropriate English disappropriate From dis- + appropriate.