Definition of: appropriate

(ə·prō′prē·it) adjective
Suitable for or belonging to the person, circumstance, or place; fit; proper; relevant.
—v.t. (ə·prō′prē·āt) ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To set apart for a particular use.
2. To take for one's own use. See synonyms under ABSTRACT, APPORTION, ASSUME. [ <L appropriatus, pp. of appropriare < ad- to + proprius one's own]
—ap·pro′pri·ate·ly adverb
—ap·pro′pri·ate·ness noun
—ap·pro′·pri·a′tive adjective
—ap·pro′pri·a′tor noun Synonyms (adjective): adapted, apt, becoming, befitting, congruous, fit, meet, pertinent, proper, suitable. Antonyms: inappropriate, incongruous, irrelevant, unfit, unsuitable.