reappropriate

== English == === Etymology === From re- + appropriate. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/ === Verb === reappropriate (third-person singular simple present reappropriates, present participle reappropriating, simple past and past participle reappropriated) To seize and reassign. Coordinate term: expropriate To appropriate again. Near-synonym: reassign (sociology) To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group. Synonyms: take back, reclaim Coordinate term: appropriate ==== Related terms ==== reappropriation