repurpose

verb

Sayree-PUR-puhsUS/ɹiːˈpɝ.pəs/UK/ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/

Formsrepurposes, repurposing, repurposed

1 meaning of repurpose

1
verbtransitive
To use something again for a new purpose, with or without changing it.
We repurposed an old ladder as a bookshelf.
Artists like to repurpose broken things into something beautiful.
Similarconvert, adapt, reuse

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Origin

Made from re- and the word purpose.