repurpose

verb
/ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/UK/ɹiˈpɝ.pəs/CA/ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/

Etymology

From re- + purpose.

  1. derived from propono
  2. derived from prō-
  3. derived from purposer
  4. inherited from purpos
  5. prefixed as repurpose — “re + purpose

Definitions

  1. To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

    • The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
    • The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for repurpose. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA