adapt vs repurpose

adapt

verb
  • To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust 

  • To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit 

  • To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character 

  • To make oneself comfortable to a new thing. 

adj
  • Adapted; fit; suited; suitable. 

repurpose

verb
  • To alter to make more suited for a different purpose. 

  • To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration. 

How often have the words adapt and repurpose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )