reappropriate
verb (used with object)
to take back and redistribute, reassign, or use in a new way.
re-appropriation
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a word derived from
reappropriate.
Example Sentences
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After all, Mr. Renzi said, Von Dutch “was basically just a re-appropriation of Kenny Howard’s artwork.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
So the initial appropriation led to re-appropriation, as African American artists repurposed what the European artists had initially borrowed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2020
“The show lets us explore different themes that appear in her portfolios: exclusion and inclusion, appropriation and re-appropriation, taking back power,” lead curator Erin M. Curtis says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
A random person probably can’t make a brand take down a re-appropriation of their meme.
From The Verge ● Mar. 6, 2018
However you feel about the sensation of digital re-appropriation, it’s undeniable that Prince is the profit.
From Forbes ● Mar. 4, 2015
