reappropriate
verb
re·ap·pro·pri·ate (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt 
reappropriated; reappropriating; reappropriates
transitive verb
: to appropriate (something) again: such as
a
: to allocate or assign (something) in a new or different way
reappropriate funds previously allocated for maintenance
b
: to take back or reclaim (something) for one's own purposes
trying to reappropriate a disparaging term
Word History
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
- perpetuances
- perpetuate
- perpetuated
- perpetuates
- perpetuating
- perpetuation
- perpetuations
- perpetuator
- perpetuators
- perpetuities
- perpetuity
- perpetuum mobile
- perphenazine
- perphenazines
- Perpignan
- perplex
- perplexed
- perplexedly
- perplexedness
- perplexes
- perplexful
- perplexing
- perplexingly
- perplexities
- perplexity