approprier
Meanings
Verb
1. to adapt (something) to a situation (transitive)
2. to seize, take (reflexive)
3. to make one's own (reflexive)
Examples2
Tom ne s’est jamais approprié l’allemand.
Tom never took German.
La pute, c'est « l'asphalteuse », celle qui s'approprie la ville.
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