repurposed
past simple and past participle ofrepurpose
repurpose
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌriːˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˌriːˈpɝː.pəs/tofinda new use for anidea,product, orbuilding:
The company'sroleis to repurposeprintdatafor use on theWeb.
Cinemas areharderto repurpose thanordinaryshops.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- draw
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
- spare
- spend
- spent
- tap
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse
- underused
Examplesofrepurposed
repurposed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Pencils, crafted by woodworkers for marking up their boards, were quicklyrepurposedby writers and artists.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A yearly favorite is the fashion show featuring handmade clothes from recycled andrepurposeditems.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While a handful wererepurposedas either low-income housing, boutique hotels, apartments, or commercial/office space, many were simply restored as motels.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The outward corporate approach that works for broadcast ads will need to berepurposedfor the highly personalized social media.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a highly refined,repurposedcalcium silicate aggregate.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, the yards themselves remain in use, with the larger onesrepurposedfor retail and services, and the smaller for public passageways.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the company began closing down operations at the complex in 1973, some buildings were demolished, while others have been rehabilitated andrepurposed.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the time of its listing it had beenrepurposedfor use by a veterans group.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As lightweight cars were introduced, many heavyweight cars wererepurposedinto maintenance of way service by the railroads that owned them.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was originally a tuberculosis hospital, but wasrepurposedas a facility for developmentally challenged children in 1959.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the war, because of shortages of both silk and nylon, nylon parachute material was sometimesrepurposedto make dresses.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most of the building wasrepurposedfor general university classroom use, with about a third of the space dedicated to a child daycare center.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, much has beenrepurposedinto civilian concerns.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over two decades, the main buildings were slowly renovated andrepurposed.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, it was built for this purpose rather thanrepurposed.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.