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Repurposed

To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration.

📖 Definitions of "Repurposed"

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."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
reallocatedverb	—
reassignedverb	(transitive) To assign again or anew.
remappedverb	—
reusedverb	—
reuseverb	To use again, or in another place.
reconfiguredverb	—
resoldverb	—
recycledverb	That has been through a recycling process.
discardedverb	disposed of as useless
deconstructedverb	(transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.
repurposeverb	To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.
refurbishedverb	Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to its original (or a better) working order and appearance.
disassembledverb	To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
scavengedverb	(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
retrofittedverb	fitted or installed at a later date
reusingverb	reuse
recycleverb	(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.
storedverb	accumulated until needed
refacedverb	—
decommissionedverb	To take out of service or to render unusable.

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