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scavenge
[ skav-inj ]
verb (used with object)
- to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
- to cleanse of filth, as a street.
- to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine).
- Metallurgy. to purify (molten metal) by introducing a substance that will combine chemically with impurities.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a scavenger.
- (of an engine or cylinder) to become scavenged of burnt gases.
- to search, especially for food.
scavenge
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verb
- to search for (anything usable) among discarded material
- tr to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities
- to clean up filth from (streets, etc)
- chem to act as a scavenger for (atoms, molecules, ions, radicals, etc)
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Example Sentences
Specialized occupational therapy tools at the clinic were replaced by scavenged substitutes: buttons, small glasses, pieces of wood or pipe now help patients relearn activities of daily living.
Unfortunately, this puts them at an elevated risk of lead poisoning should they scavenge on an animal killed with lead ammunition.
In his opening speech to the jury during a retrial at the Old Bailey, Francis FitzGibbon KC said that Marten was "consumed by grief" and "reduced to scavenging for food" after her baby died.
Additionally, the report noted, the body showed signs of “animal scavenging activity,†and noted that two dogs were found in Bryar’s home.
The Impala for years was scavenged for parts for other cars.
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