[{"word":"appropriating","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make suitable; to suit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit."},{"definition":"To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden."},{"definition":"To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["allocate","earmark","help oneself","impropriate"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appropriate","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appropriating"]}]