# reappropriate

> English word · Verb · IPA /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.

## Etymology
From re- + appropriate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reappropriate