appropriating
verb (present participle)UK /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪ.tɪŋ/
US /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪ.tɪŋ/
Taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it as your own.
The teacher told the boy that appropriating another student's crayons was not okay.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Setting aside money for a special purpose.
The city is appropriating funds to build a new playground.
3. Using something in a way that fits a particular situation.
She is appropriating the old song for her school play.
4. Taking ideas or words from someone and using them as your own.
The writer was accused of appropriating another author's story.