repurpose
Give new function
To repurpose something is to adapt it for a different use than originally intended.
An old factory gets repurposed as loft apartments.
A mason jar becomes a drinking glass.
The word often appears in contexts of recycling, sustainability, or creative reuse: She repurposed the wooden pallets into garden furniture.
Content gets repurposed when adapted for different platforms or audiences.
Creatively reuse discarded materials
- reuseEmploy something again
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- reclaimTake back possession
- reconditionRestore to good condition
refurbish · restore · reprocess · remanufacture · rescue · recover · scavenge · thrift
Change in form or faith
- modifyChange partially
- transformChange completely in form
- reworkModify something already made
- reconfigureAlter system arrangement
customize · tailor · alter · reshape · readjust · realign · redirect · reorient
Radically change something existing
- reimagineEnvision in altered form
- remakeNew version created
- redesignCreate anew with changes
- rebrandChange commercial identity
reconceptualize · envision · innovate · ideate · brainstorm · prototype · DIY · craft
Able to endure long-term
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- greenColor of vegetation
- circularForming a closed curve
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
conservation · reduce · renew · regenerate · environmental · resourceful · mindful · ethical
upcycle
Creatively reuse discarded materials
recondition · refurbish · restore · reprocess · remanufacture · rescue · recover · scavenge · thrift · secondhand
convert
Change in form or faith
reconfigure · customize · tailor · alter · reshape · readjust · realign · redirect · reorient · reassign
reinvent
Radically change something existing
rebrand · reconceptualize · envision · innovate · ideate · brainstorm · prototype · DIY · craft · artisan
sustainable
Able to endure long-term
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- greenColor of vegetation
- circularForming a closed curve
zero-waste · conservation · reduce · renew · regenerate · environmental · resourceful · mindful · ethical · low-impact
- renovationrenovation, remodeling, remodel, renovate, refurbishment
- salvagesalvage, salvage operations, salvage operation, salvor, marine salvage
- waste reductionreuse, recycle bin, refill, upcycle, downcycle
- recyclingrecycle, recycling, recycling bin, recycle bin, recycling bins
- useuse, utilize, employ, apply, usage
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
repurposediscard
Deliberately throw out
throw away · dispose · waste · trash · dispose of
- repurposed materialsItems redirected from waste
repurposed, repurposing, repurposes, repurposer, repurposable