German

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Etymology

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um- +‎ nutzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌnʊtsən/, [ˈʔʊmˌnʊ.t͡sn̩], [-t͡sən]
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  • Hyphenation: um‧nut‧zen

Verb

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umnutzen (weak, third-person singular present nutzt um, past tense nutzte um, past participle umgenutzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to repurpose (use for a purpose other than the originally intended one)
    Synonyms: umfunktionieren, (often negative) zweckentfremden

Usage notes

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  • Used especially in the infinite forms (umnutzen, umzunutzen, umgenutzt), though finite forms are not unusual.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • umnutzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • umnutzen” in Duden online