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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
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"word": "ottaa parempaan käyttöön"
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"word": "réaffecter"
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
"word": "redéfinir"
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
"word": "umnutzen"
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
"word": "riutilizzare"
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
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"word": "zmieniać przeznaczenie"
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"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
"word": "reutilizar"
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"code": "ru",
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"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "perenacelitʹ",
"sense": "reuse with or without alteration — see also alter, convert, transform",
"word": "перенацелить"
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"word": "repurpose"
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