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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin appropriare. Equivalent to a- + propi + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
apropiar (first-person singular present apropio, first-person singular preterite apropií, past participle apropiat)
- (transitive) to adapt, to (make) fit, to apply
- (reflexive) to appropriate
Es va apropiar de les idees d'un altre eminent científic.- He appropriated the ideas of another eminent scientist.
Conjugation
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin appropriare, from Latin proprius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apɾoˈpjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pro‧piar
Verb
apropiar (first-person singular present apropio, first-person singular preterite apropié, past participle apropiado)
- to give, bestow
- (reflexive) to seize, take hold of
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of apropiar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive apropiar
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dative
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apropiarme
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apropiarte
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apropiarle, apropiarse
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apropiarnos
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apropiaros
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apropiarles, apropiarse
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accusative
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apropiarme
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apropiarte
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apropiarlo, apropiarla, apropiarse
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apropiarnos
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apropiaros
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apropiarlos, apropiarlas, apropiarse
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with gerund apropiando
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dative
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apropiándome
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apropiándote
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apropiándole, apropiándose
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apropiándonos
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apropiándoos
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apropiándoles, apropiándose
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accusative
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apropiándome
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apropiándote
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apropiándolo, apropiándola, apropiándose
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apropiándonos
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apropiándoos
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apropiándolos, apropiándolas, apropiándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative apropia
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dative
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aprópiame
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aprópiate
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aprópiale
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aprópianos
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not used
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aprópiales
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accusative
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aprópiame
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aprópiate
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aprópialo, aprópiala
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aprópianos
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not used
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aprópialos, aprópialas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative apropiá
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dative
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apropiame
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apropiate
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apropiale
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apropianos
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not used
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apropiales
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accusative
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apropiame
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apropiate
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apropialo, apropiala
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apropianos
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not used
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apropialos, apropialas
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with formal second-person singular imperative apropie
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dative
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aprópieme
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not used
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aprópiele, aprópiese
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aprópienos
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not used
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aprópieles
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accusative
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aprópieme
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not used
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aprópielo, aprópiela, aprópiese
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aprópienos
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not used
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aprópielos, aprópielas
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with first-person plural imperative apropiemos
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dative
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not used
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apropiémoste
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apropiémosle
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apropiémonos
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apropiémoos
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apropiémosles
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accusative
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not used
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apropiémoste
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apropiémoslo, apropiémosla
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apropiémonos
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apropiémoos
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apropiémoslos, apropiémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative apropiad
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dative
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apropiadme
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not used
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apropiadle
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apropiadnos
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apropiaos
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apropiadles
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accusative
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apropiadme
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not used
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apropiadlo, apropiadla
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apropiadnos
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apropiaos
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apropiadlos, apropiadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative apropien
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dative
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aprópienme
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not used
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aprópienle
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aprópiennos
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not used
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aprópienles, aprópiense
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accusative
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aprópienme
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not used
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aprópienlo, aprópienla
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aprópiennos
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not used
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aprópienlos, aprópienlas, aprópiense
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Derived terms
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