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Meaning of reappropriate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt

Definitions

  1. To seize and reassign.
  2. To appropriate again.
  3. To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.

Examples

“Near-synonym: reassign”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

reappropriated reappropriates reappropriating reapprove reapproved reapproves

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