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repurposes

verb
Sayree-PUR-puhs-izUS/ɹiːˈpɝ.pəs.ɪz/UK/ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs.ɪz/

1 meaning of repurposes

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of repurpose.

    My grandmother repurposes glass jars as flower vases.

    The company repurposes old shipping containers into small offices.

repurposes is a form of repurpose

repurpose, verb: To put something to a different use on a lasting basis, with or without altering it. Full entry

Forms
repurposerepurposes he/she/itrepurposing -ing formrepurposed past tense, past participle
Spelling
repurpose → repurposes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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