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IMPRO'PRIATE, v.t. [L. in and proprius, proper.]

1. To appropriate to private use; to take to one's self; as, to impropriate thanks to one's self. [Not used.]

2. To annex the possessions of the church or a benefice to a layman.

IMPRO'PRIATE, a. Devolved into the hands of a layman.

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