adj
Meaning 1
Inappropriate; unsuitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unappropriate
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Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnəˈpɹəʊpɹiət/
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/ˌʌnəˈpɹəʊpɹieɪt/
adj
Meaning 2
Not appropriated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take from private possession and restore to the possession or right of all, or to a common good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to unappropriate a monopoly
- to unappropriate the balance
- to unappropriate funds
- to unappropriate money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + appropriate.