repurpose

verb

re·​pur·​pose (ˌ)rē-ˈpər-pəs 

repurposed; repurposing; repurposes

transitive verb

: to give a new purpose or use to

repurpose the company's website

repurpose the archived material

Examples of repurpose in a Sentence

finding ways to repurpose old computer equipment

Recent Examples on the Web

Related Stories The report noted that sludge remained Saitex’s primary source of waste in 2025, and that the company repurposed 40 percent of that waste to produce bricks for garden walkways and concrete blocks for retaining walls. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

The lobster shack in present-day Widow’s Bay, for instance, was repurposed into the dock from which Sarah and the Warren children flee. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

The history of networking is full of tools that repurposed solutions to very different kinds of problems first. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

This eco-friendly alternative avoids chemical separation and repurposes aviation and industrial scrap into valuable materials for thermal insulation, acoustic absorption, and marine oil spill cleanup. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repurpose

• multipurpose
• purpose