Meanings (ES + gloss)
adueñarse
To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
"I promise you," said she, after a pause of some minutes, "to wear the last new dress you gave me, it is a triumph of taste!" Lord Marchmont bowed, and appropriated the compliment…
Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
designar
To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.
to appropriate money for the increase of the navy
Phrases