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

OpenAI hadn’t provided any such platform, so the agents repurposed a platform called Artifactory, which OpenAI was using in internal testing of several unreleased hacking agents. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

What was originally designed as the yacht’s library was repurposed as Elle’s playroom. — CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

But protests—including appeals from the architects, who offered to help authorities repurpose the complex—have failed to halt their destruction. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Up until the 1980s, the Civic Arts Theatre occupied a downtown building repurposed from an old walnut warehouse. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repurpose

• multipurpose
• purpose