apropiate

apropiate is not recognized as a standard word in major English dictionaries. It is commonly a misspelling of appropriate, which has two principal senses in modern English. As an adjective, appropriate means suitable or proper for a given context, condition, or purpose. As a verb, to appropriate means to take something for one's own use, often without permission, or to set something aside for a specific purpose, such as funds or land. The noun form appropriation and the noun phrase cultural appropriation derive from the same verb and are widely used in legal, political, and cultural discussions.

Etymology: appropriate comes from Latin appropriare 'to make one's own', from proprius 'one's own', via Old French approprier.

Usage notes: In formal writing, use appropriate, not apropriate. Misspellings may occur in drafts by non-native writers or in typographical errors. The unrelated word expropriate means to deprive someone of property, and should not be confused with appropriate.

See also: appropriation, cultural appropriation, expropriation, appropriate.