zweckentfremden.
to repurpose (use something for a purpose other than the originally intended one)
Meaning & usage
to repurpose (use something for a purpose other than the originally intended one)
to misuse, use wrongly
Where this word comes from
From the expression etwas seinem Zweck entfremden (literally “to alienate something from its purpose”). Historically, either from Zweck + entfremden or by backformation from Zweckentfremdung.
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