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Meaning of repurpose in English

(Definition of repurpose from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of repurpose from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of repurpose

repurpose
But some repurpose them in a way that no one's ever done before.
Doctors were scrambling to free up beds for the patients and repurpose rooms into operating theaters.
In legal language this is called "transformative fair use," and players believe that because they repurpose an original workthey should be allowed to continue.
Herewe repurpose hands that were trained for war to deliver aid to those in needboth at home and abroad.
Before you toss themcheck out these great ways to repurpose them.
To repurpose it nownot that far down the historical pathit's hard.
I'm very impressed with the repurposing of materialsrecycling them back into cars.
You can repurpose the saved space for workstudy or collaboration areas.
From NPR
After that come the "repurpose schools," which face staff changes or conversion to charters to give them a jolt.
His idea was to repurpose old shipping containers into stadiums.
And technology has compounded the possibilities -- so much stuff out there to repurposeso many new ways to adapt and transform it.
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Translations of repurpose

in Chinese (Traditional)
重新利用改變…的用途為…找到新用途…
in Chinese (Simplified)
重新利用改变…的用途为…找到新用途…
in Spanish
remodelar…
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to let people know about something you are very proud of in a way that makes it appear as if you are complaining or embarrassed

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