The phrase "appropriates part of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of taking or using a portion of something, often in the context of art, literature, or culture.
Example: "The artist appropriates part of the original painting to create a new interpretation of the work."
Alternatives: "takes a portion of" or "utilizes a segment of".
So Mr. Reichert appropriates parts of "Der Schauspieldirektor," with much new dialogue, as a setup piece for "Bastien".
Midler sued, claiming Ford had appropriated part of her identity to sell its product.
In Richard Rivera's charming "Richard Solo," a young day-dreamer (Brian Brooks) ambled into another world after appropriating part of a headset someone had left behind.
By the 1960s Croats had grown increasingly critical of the economic centralization that appropriated part of the republic's income for investment in other parts of the federation.
His harmonious, granular studies of the Egyptian temples and the Roman ruins at Baalbek, in Lebanon, accentuate the neglected, yet romantic, character of these places, with locals used for scale or foreground interest but offering no serious counterweight to the ruins among which they graze their goats or (in the case of Coptic Christians, appropriating part of a Pharoanic complex) come to pray.
In the hypothesis, for example, of an objective function that coincides with maximising the wins, revenue sharing always leads to greater competitive advantage, since poorer clubs can appropriate part of the revenue of richer teams and invest it to acquire several more talented players.
Although whites appropriating parts of blackness to create something that borders on mockery is nothing new in American pop culture, Miley's situation seems to be a bit different.
Where appropriate, part of the agreement would be to attend drug or alcohol rehabilitation.
A player signifies his bet by placing chips or cash on the appropriate part of the layout before any roll.
