CultureAugust 27, 2026
reappropriated
ree-uh-PROH-pree-ay-tid
Definition
To have taken possession of a space or building for a new, often collective or communal, use after it was previously abandoned or utilized for a different purpose.
Etymology
The word is formed from the prefix 're-' meaning again and 'appropriate,' which comes from the Latin 'appropriare,' meaning to make one's own or to take as one's own.
In the news
Hoffman-Morin researches spaces that have been reappropriated, such as former factories and barracks, to explore how people creatively transform these sites for new communal living arrangements.
"I am an architect without a degree and an illustrator without training, but I dedicate myself to both"
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