n00083975
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 04 |
| def | a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner |
| examples | the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | acquiring, getting |
| Hyponym | borrowing, adoption; preemption, pre-emption; seizure; sequestration, requisition |
| Incoming links | |
| Pertainym (pertains to noun) | appropriative → appropriation |
| Hyponym | acquiring, getting |
| Hypernym | borrowing, adoption; preemption, pre-emption; seizure; sequestration, requisition |
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