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Meaning of impropriate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To appropriate for private use.
    obsolete, transitive
  2. In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson.
    transitive

Examples

“And for the Pardon of the rest, that had stood against the King; the King, upon a second advice, thought it not fit it should pass by Parliament, the better (being matter of Grace) to impropriate the Thanks to himself […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

impropriated impropriates impropriating improv improve improve on

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