Word: appropriating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: app
ro
pri
a
ting
Definition: Present participle of appropriate; take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Morphemes:
Affix: appropriate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bringing into being, forth, or into the open
Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
PoS: Noun
Meaning: honorific title
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffixed to third-conjugation verbs in composition, forms regular first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.