- appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over - taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
Antonym: given (indirect, via taken)
- allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve - give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
--1 is one way to assign, allot, portion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- appropriate, capture, seize, conquer - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
--2 is one way to assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun appropriator1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody