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According to WordNet, the verb "appropriate" has 2 sense(s).
200724150 give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day".
202272549 take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle".