reappropriate

vt. 再次挪用；再次盗取

发音

US /ɹi.əˈpɹoʊpɹieɪt/

词形变化

reappropriated reappropriates 三单 reappropriates reappropriating reappropriating 现在分词 reappropriated 过去式 reappropriated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To seize and reassign.

  2. 2.

    To appropriate again.

    Near-synonym: reassign

  3. 3.

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

词源

From re- + appropriate.

来源：wiktionary