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Vinony

reappropriate

verb

  1. retake possession
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/

verb

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.

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

    “Near-synonym: reassign”

  3. 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.”