1. took something for one’s own use, typically without permission
Usage: past tense of appropriate
2. set aside money or resources for a specific purpose
Usage: formal; government/business context

Examples

• The students appropriated the empty classroom for their meeting.
• He appropriated his neighbor’s ideas without giving credit.
• Congress appropriated funds for the new highway project.
• The company appropriated resources for employee training.
• She felt her culture had been appropriated by the fashion industry.
• The government appropriated land for the national park.
• They appropriated the unused office space for storage.