присва́ивать — meaning in English
prisvaivat
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English meaning
- appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
- confer verb To talk something over with others; to discuss and seek advice.
- embezzle verb To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- usurp verb To seize power, a position, or a right that belongs to someone else, without any legal right to it.
Senses
присва́ивать is used for these senses in English:
- appropriate (transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
- confer (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
- confer (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue. [from 16th c.]
- embezzle (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- usurp To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
appropriate — full definition
- adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
- verb To take something for one's own use, often without permission.
confer — full definition
- verb To talk something over with others; to discuss and seek advice.
- verb To formally give or grant something, such as a title, honor, or right.