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Definitions for repurpose
re·pur·pose
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repurposeverb
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration.
The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
repurposeverb
To alter to make more suited for a different purpose.
The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.
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repurpose
Repurposing is the process by which an object with one use value is transformed or redeployed as an object with an alternative use value.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of repurpose in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of repurpose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of repurpose in a Sentence
Obviously the sooner they can move off of 3G and repurpose that spectrum for 5G, the happier they'll be.
You might as well repurpose that, rather than authorize more.
Lunch is a great opportunity to repurpose leftovers from dinner the night before, both at home and school.
These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.
We’re looking at all the different ways to repurpose them and use them in different ways to augment the current fleet. If you take these ships for some operations you can allow an amphibious ready group to focus on other missions.
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Translations for repurpose
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- إعادة توظيفهاArabic
- wiederverwendenGerman
- repurposeGreek
- readaptarSpanish
- بازپس دادنPersian
- réutiliserFrench
- repurposeHindi
- repurposeHungarian
- RepurposeIndonesian
- repurposeItalian
- repurposeHebrew
- 再利用Japanese
- repurposeLatin
- hergebruikenDutch
- gjenbrukeNorwegian
- modyfikowaniePolish
- reaproveitarPortuguese
- repurposeRomanian
- återanvändaSwedish
- repurposeTurkish
- tái sử dụngVietnamese
- רעפּורפּאָסעYiddish
- 重新规划Chinese
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