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)

1. To seize and reassign.
2. To appropriate again.
3. (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.

   • 2023 August 3, Wikipedia contributors, “People of the Book”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     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.

Related terms

• reappropriation