reappropriated

Verb

reappropriate (third-person singular simple present reappropriates, present participle reappropriating, simple past and past participle reappropriated)

1. To seize and reassign.
2. To appropriate again.
   • Near-synonym: reassign

   Synonyms:

   reassign

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.

   Synonyms:

   take back, reclaim