reappropriate
/ษนi.ษหpษนoสpษนieษชt/IPA: /R IY0 AH0 P R OW1 P R IY0 EY0 T/
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.
โOnce a term of homophobic abuse, the term โqueerโ has been reappropriated as a marker for some gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and other marginalized sexual identities.โ
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