Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reappropriate

/ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: reap-pro-pri-ate
IPA: /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seize and reassign.

verb

To appropriate again.

verb

To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English appropriate English reappropriate From re- + appropriate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/

Inflected Forms

reappropriates (present, singular) reappropriating (participle, present) reappropriated (participle, past) reappropriated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

reappropriation expropriate appropriate

Synonyms

reassign take back reclaim

Questions

How do you pronounce reappropriate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/.
What does reappropriate mean?: To seize and reassign.
Where does reappropriate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English appropriate English reappropriate From re- + appropriate.

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