appropriative
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8.9
- adjective
- /əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪv/
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apropiativo
- Saying that religious upbringing of children is always the same as abusing children or neglecting them is just insulting and appropriative.
Examples
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Certainly within the realm of interpretation itself, those traditions that demand very high levels of faith produce the interpretations that, in retrospect, look the most invasive and appropriative.
Blog text (3) -
Indeed, some of the most popular "new age" books about Indian spiritual tradition are patently fraudulent and shamelessly appropriative.
Academic text (1996) -
What follows is an analysis of two appropriative instances, one in fiction and one in "real life."
Academic text (1997) -
The foreign language is violently rejected because of its appropriative and transformative power over the subjects and their natural environment.
Academic text (1992) -
Celine's style is geared to resist appropriative representation as touristic transposition.
Academic text (1993) -
Thus, while it might be easy to read "the crippled child game" as an appropriative performance of physical disability, I propose to understand this scene as the opening through which we might glimpse a distinctively crip-feminist literary style.
Academic text (2016) -
Such conspicuous departures from the original story puncture the reader's complacency and invite him or her to confront his or her own appropriative tendencies.
Academic text (2008) -
The film was criticized for its appropriative portrayal of indigenous culture, as it took elements without proper context or permission.
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Many art movements have been accused of being appropriative, taking inspiration from marginalized communities without giving credit.
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Discussions around appropriative practices often highlight the need for respect and acknowledgment of the original sources of inspiration.
Synonyms
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7.2
Treating people unfairly to make money or get an advantage
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7.3
Using people or situations unfairly to get personal benefit
To treat people unfairly to get money or other benefits
Surface Forms
Morphology
appropriative = appropriate (semi-transparent) = appropriate + ive
Formed directly from 'appropriate' + '-ive', but the base 'appropriate' has an ambiguous common sense ('suitable') that can mislead learners about the meaning.
Etymology
The word appropriative comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and proprius ('own'), so it originally meant 'to take as your own'. It shares the same root as property and proper, which helps explain why appropriative describes taking something for yourself, often without permission.