appropriate

• "a book not appropriate for children"
• "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"
• "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

• "I will earmark this money for your research"
• "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

Synonyms

• allowmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; consent to, give permission; let have; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; allow or plan for a certain possibility; afford possibility; allow the other (baseball) team to score; grant as a discount or in exchange; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
• earmarkgive or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal ; a distinctive characteristic or attribute
• set asidegive or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; make inoperative or stop; annul (a legal decision)
• reserveformality and propriety of manner ; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose ; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced ; (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions ; a district that is reserved for particular purpose ; armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency ; the trait of being uncommunicative; hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

• "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
• "The army seized the town"
• "The militia captured the castle"

Synonyms

• capturethe act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property ; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field ; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle ; the act of taking of a person by force ; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board ; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; attract; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; take possession of by force, as after an invasion; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
• seizetake hold of; take or capture by force; take possession of by force, as after an invasion; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; hook by a pull on the line; affect; capture the attention or imagination of
• conquerbring under control by force or authority; take possession of by force, as after an invasion; overcome by conquest