verb
- Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause.
- usage: "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
- synonyms: allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
- Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
- usage: "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
- synonyms: appropriate, capture, seize, conquer
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