repurpose

Etymology

From re- + purpose.

verb

1. To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.
   The town common was repurposed as a practice field.
   The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.
   Looking north towards Moorgate, through the new tunnel being built at Bank for southbound Northern Line services. More than half a mile of new tunnels have been excavated, producing nearly 200,000 tonnes of material which is being repurposed as building material in Dartford. October 23 2019, Rail, page 68, photo caption
   Tesla has repurposed the lightweight, energy-dense cells that power its cars for huge grid-scale batteries that provide essential backup for renewables. December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine