reappropriate
English
Etymology
From re- + appropriate.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/
Verb
reappropriate (third-person singular simple present reappropriates, present participle reappropriating, simple past and past participle reappropriated)
- To seize and reassign.
- To appropriate again.
- (sociology) (of a group) To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage that group.
- Once a term of homophobic abuse, the term “queer” has been reappropriated as a marker for some gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and other marginalized sexual identities.
Related terms
- reappropriation