appropriate

Adjective
  1. Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc (synset 300135772)
    "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
    also:
    • apropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature
    • proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    tells us about: appropriateness - the quality of being specially suitable
    similar to:
    • befitting - appropriate to
    • grade-appropriate - the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade
    • pat - exactly suited to the occasion
    • proper, right - appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Verb
  1. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (synset 200726112)
    "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
    is a type of: allot, assign, portion - give out
    same as: allow, earmark, reserve, set aside
  2. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion (synset 202277394)
    "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
    is a type of: arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    subtypes: carry - capture after a fight
    same as: capture, conquer, seize

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