disappropriate

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ appropriate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈpɹəʊpɹɪeɪt/

Verb

disappropriate (third-person singular simple present disappropriates, present participle disappropriating, simple past and past participle disappropriated)

  1. To remove something that has been allocated to someone; often to reassign it elsewhere.

Adjective

disappropriate (not comparable)

  1. (law) Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual corporation.