reappropriate

Word parts

re- + appropriate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ri.əˈproʊprieɪt/

Verb

Plain form reappropriate

Third-person singular reappropriates

Past tense reappropriated

Past participle reappropriated

Present participle reappropriating

1. If you reappropriate something, you seize and reassign it.