reappropriate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English appropriate English reappropriate From re- + appropriate.
Meanings
- To seize and reassign.
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To appropriate again.
Near-synonym: reassign
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To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social 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.
The term 'People of the Book' has been reappropriated as a means of self-identification by Jews and by the members of certain Christian denominations.
2023 August 3, Wikipedia contributors, “People of the Book”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reappropriates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reappropriated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reappropriated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reappropriating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |