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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
/ ːˈɪə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈ⳦, adjectivenoun
Other Word Forms
- ·c· adjective
- ·c·i·ٲ noun
- ·c ·c noun
- non·c· adjective
- ܲr·c adjective
Example Sentences
Heavy excavation machines bash giant concrete blocks into more manageable chunks, before grinders pulverize the material into 1- to 3-inch rocks, which can be recycled.
Will, who works for an environmental nonprofit, argues that humans won’t be able to recycle their way out of the crisis and that harping on personal responsibility only lets corporate perpetrators off the hook.
A central seating area features cushions made from recycled scarlet uniforms.
The UK government ban on disposable and single-use vapes is aimed at stopping littering as, in most cases, the vapes cannot be recycled and often end up in landfill or pollute natural environments.
Perhaps these things recycle with each new generation, along with the anxieties that writers hinge their suspense on.
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