appertain

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌæpɚˈteɪn/ UK /ˌæpəˈteɪn/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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verb
formal or literary: to belong or relate to something as a natural or rightful part

Those privileges appertain to the office rather than to its current holder.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · formal or literary: to... pertain belong relate

Word family

Forms appertainedappertaining

Related forms appurtenance pertain pertinent

Etymology

From Middle English apperteinen, borrowed from Anglo-French apartenir, from Late Latin appertinēre 'to belong', built from ad- 'to' + pertinēre 'to reach or pertain'. It is closely related to pertain and appurtenance.

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