Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: you can't just appropriate somebody's term paper and put your name on it!
Thieve is a synonym for appropriate in steal topic. In some cases you can use "Thieve" instead a verb "Appropriate".
Thieve
Thieve verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: someone's been thieving my cookies!
Mutual synonyms
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Thieve and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/thieve
Appropriate & Thieve. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/thieve>.
Thieve or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/thieve.
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