Usually means: Reusing objects for new purposes.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word repurposing:

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  1. repurposing: Merriam-Webster
  2. Repurposing, repurposing: Wordnik
  3. repurposing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. repurposing: Wiktionary
  5. repurposing: Dictionary.com
  6. Repurposing (broadcasting), Repurposing: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. repurposing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. repurposing: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (repurposing)

▸ noun:  The act by which something is repurposed.

Similar:
rehashing, reutilization, redisposal, reuse, re-use, reusing, reutilisation, rehandling, reworking, repositioning, more...

Opposite:
disposal, discard, waste, abandon

Types:
upcycling, recycling, reusing, refashioning, remaking, restyling, more...

Phrases:
COVID-19 drug repurposing research, more...

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Similar:
rehashing, reutilization, redisposal, reuse, re-use, reusing, reutilisation, rehandling, reworking, repositioning, more...

Opposite:
disposal, discard, waste, abandon

Types:
upcycling, recycling, reusing, refashioning, remaking, restyling, more...

Phrases:
COVID-19 drug repurposing research, more...



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