Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Divest and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Divest" instead a verb "Appropriate".
Divest
Divest verb - To end the occupancy or possession of.
Usage example: unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house
Appropriate and divest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead a verb "Divest".
Nearby Words: divestment, divesting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Even today, it is all-too-easy to fall into the trap of assuming that because women have traditionally had less power in many situations, it is therefore always appropriate to divest men of power and invest it in women instead.
Source: Useful Notes / Feminism
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