Appropriate and Retain

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Appropriate

Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
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Retain is an antonym for appropriate in allocate topic.
Nearby Words: appropriation, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriated

Retain

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
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Appropriate is an antonym for retain.
Nearby Words: retainer, retaining
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Common collocations

identity appropriate identity retain identity

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  • Western Animation / Breadwinners Stock Footage: The "Level-Up" sequences, some of the Rocket Van take-offs, and Ketta's "fixify" mode all reuse the same animations, though they still retain subtle/appropriate differences every time they happen.
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