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reappropriate

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/ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ English

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verb

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

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