OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 46884

repurpose

/ɹiːˈpɝ.pəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
readaptar • reconvertir • retransformar • reutilizar
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.
The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.
The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
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