Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Unappropriate · Un·ap·pro·pri·ate · IPA /ˌʌnəˈpɹəʊpɹieɪt/ a. v. t. 01 a. Inappropriate; unsuitable. 1. Inappropriate; unsuitable. 2. Not appropriated. 02 v. t. To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. 1. To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly.[R.]