All 3 Uses of
appropriate
in
Emma
- For some weeks past she had been spending more than half her time there, and gradually getting to have a bed-room appropriated to herself; and Emma judged it best in every respect, safest and kindest, to keep her with them as much as possible just at present.†
Chpt 1.7-8
- But take it away, and all appropriation ceases, and a very pretty gallant charade remains, fit for any collection.†
Chpt 1.9-10
- Emma could look perfectly unconscious and innocent, and answer in a manner that appropriated nothing.†
Chpt 2.5-6 *
Definition:
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(appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture) to take without asking -- often without right