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recycle

[ ree-sahy-kuhl ]

verb (used with object)

recycled, recycling.
  1. to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse:

    recycling paper to save trees.

  2. to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of:

    The old factory is being recycled as a theater.

  3. to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration:

    The governor recycled some speeches from his early days.

  4. to cause to pass through a cycle again:

    to recycle laundry through a washing machine.



verb (used without object)

recycled, recycling.
  1. to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning.
  2. 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

  1. the act or process of recycling.

recycle

/ °ù¾±Ëˈ²õ²¹Éª°ìÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use
  2. to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use
  3. to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc)
  4. to repeat (a series of operations)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ³¦²â³¦±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjectivenoun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·³¦²âc±ô²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • °ù±ð·³¦²âc±ô²¹Â·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • °ù±ð·³¦²âc±ô±ð°ù °ù±ð·³¦²âc±ô¾±²õ³Ù noun
  • non°ù±ð·³¦²âc±ô²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·³¦²âc±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recycle1

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + cycle
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Example Sentences

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The study shows that across the seven states, an average of 26% of municipal wastewater is being recycled.

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According to official figures, about half of these are exported to India, supposedly to be recycled.

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The carmakers and trade groups were found to have agreed to withhold information from customers regarding the amount of their cars that could actually be recycled.

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That stage will start with burying utility lines along a section of Agoura Road, south of the crossing, and moving water lines for recycled water used for irrigation.

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It proved costly as Georgia Evans picked up from the base and drove to within inches of the line, with Scoble quick to recycle and crash over.

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