REAPPROPRIATING

15 letters 22 Scrabble points

Definition of REAPPROPRIATING

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.

    "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."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E A P P R O P R I A T I N G
Length 15 letters
Scrabble Score 22 points