REPURPOSE Definition & Meaning

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repurpose

[ ree-pur-puhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

repurposed, repurposing.

to adapt or utilize (something) for a new purpose:
The objective is to create affordable housing by repurposing abandoned commercial properties.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of repurpose¹

First recorded in 1980–85; re- ( def ) + purpose ( def )

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He added the fact the video was intended as political satire but repurposed as “very compelling, visceral” propaganda by Trump highlighted the risk of AI-generated video.

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“The data could be conceivably used and repurposed for a number of consumer targeting efforts — from marketing and advertising to blackmail,” Rennie Westcott, senior intelligence analyst at Blackbird.AI, told Salon in an email.

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His facility has repurposed tyres into tiny rubber crumbs since 1996.

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Some of those oil and gas pipelines are under-used and could be repurposed to carry greener fuels like hydrogen or exhaust gases for disposal.

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Ms Townsend said she believes buildings should be repurposed rather than razed to the ground:

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