"reappropriate" meaning in English

See reappropriate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ [General-American] Forms: reappropriates [present, singular, third-person], reappropriating [participle, present], reappropriated [participle, past], reappropriated [past]
Etymology: From re- + appropriate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|appropriate}} re- + appropriate Head templates: {{en-verb}} reappropriate (third-person singular simple present reappropriates, present participle reappropriating, simple past and past participle reappropriated)
  1. To seize and reassign.
    Sense id: en-reappropriate-en-verb-Vf59itfb
  2. To appropriate again.
    Sense id: en-reappropriate-en-verb-RHqCqKhZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 54 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 73 16
  3. (sociology) (of a group) To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage that group. Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-reappropriate-en-verb-2VAMclAm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 22 31 47 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reappropriation

Inflected forms

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