I like to repurpose things.
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Repurpose
//ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs//
Synonyms for "repurpose" (2 found)
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3 entriesderived from
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3 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
3 entries- herbestemmen verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- hergebruiken verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- inzetten verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Esperanto
2 entries- aliuzi verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- reutiligi verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Finnish
2 entries- kierrättää verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- ottaa parempaan käyttöön verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
French
3 entries- redéfinir verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- réaffecter verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- réutiliser verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
German
1 entries- umnutzen verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Italian
1 entries- riutilizzare verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Polish
2 entries- zmieniać przeznaczenie verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- zmienić przeznaczenie verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Portuguese
1 entries- reutilizar verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Russian
1 entries- перенацелить verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Spanish
4 entries- readaptar verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- reconvertir verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- retransformar verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
- reutilizar verb (reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
I repurpose old newspaper racks.
Source: tatoeba (11885090)
I repurpose old phone booths.
Source: tatoeba (11885091)
The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
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