Appropriate and Oust

Appropriate

Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Oust and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oust" instead a verb "Appropriate".

Oust

Oust verb - To end the occupancy or possession of.
Usage example: the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

Appropriate and oust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead a verb "Oust".

Nearby Words: ousting, ouster

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

identity appropriate identity oust identity
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