appropriare

Definitions of appropriare
  1. verb
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    synonyms: adattare, adeguare
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    legare, unirsi
    insert or adjust several objects or people
    naturalizzare
    make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
    naturalizzare
    adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
    naturalizzare
    adopt to another place
    elettrificare
    equip for use with electricity
    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
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