Reappropriate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reappropriate is a verb meaning To seize and reassign.
Meaning
To seize and reassign.
More Meanings
- To appropriate again.
- (sociology) To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: reassign
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.
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.
Word Forms
- reappropriates
- reappropriating
- reappropriated
Synonyms for reappropriate
Depending on context, synonyms include reassign, reclaim.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reassign, reclaim, reallocate, reapportion, reseise, commandeer.
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