repurposeverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌriːˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˌriːˈpɝː.pəs/to find a new use for an idea, product, or building:
The company's role is to repurpose print data for use on the Web.
Cinemas are harder to repurpose than ordinary shops.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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