REPURPOSE

repurpose

Verb

  1. To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration.
    The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
  2. To alter to make more suited for a different purpose.
    The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.


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