disappropriate
UK/dɪsəˈpɹəʊpɹɪeɪt/
disappropriate verb: to remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
Verb
disappropriate (third-person singular simple present disappropriates, present participle disappropriating, simple past and past participle disappropriated)
Adjective
disappropriate (not comparable)
- Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.
- The appropriation may be severed, and the church become disappropriate, two ways.1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
Forms of disappropriate
| third-person singular present | disappropriates |
|---|---|
| present participle | disappropriating |
| past participle | disappropriated |
| past | disappropriated |
Origin of disappropriate
From dis- + appropriate.
Questions about disappropriate
- What does disappropriate mean?
- Disappropriate means to remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.
- What part of speech is disappropriate?
- Disappropriate can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disappropriate?
- Disappropriate is pronounced /dɪsəˈpɹəʊpɹɪeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of disappropriate?
- The past tense of disappropriate is disappropriated.
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