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recycle
[ree-sahy-kuhl]
verb (used with object)
to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
recycling paper to save trees.
to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of.
The old factory is being recycled as a theater.
to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration.
The governor recycled some speeches from his early days.
to cause to pass through a cycle again.
to recycle laundry through a washing machine.
verb (used without object)
to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning.
to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc..
The industry will recycle and become profitable once more.
noun
the act or process of recycling.
recycle
/ riːˈsaɪkəl /
verb
to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use
to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use
to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc)
to repeat (a series of operations)
noun
the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
Other Word Forms
- recyclable adjective
- recyclability noun
- recycler noun
- recyclist noun
- nonrecyclable adjective
- unrecycled adjective
Example Sentences
The researchers also documented how the cells retrieved and recycled vesicles afterward, a process known as endocytosis.
Drapes from Sandringham House in Norfolk have been recycled into 25 stockings by a sewing bee group.
Local scrapyards buy copper and resell it to larger metal recyclers, which process and refine it so it can be recycled into new products.
However, those same strengths have made it extremely difficult to recycle.
That the playwright would later recycle his only son’s name as the title of his greatest play has excited some speculation over the centuries.
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