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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

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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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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • recyclable adjective
  • recyclability noun
  • recycler noun
  • recyclist noun
  • nonrecyclable adjective
  • unrecycled adjective
  • °ù±ðˈ³¦²â³¦±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recycle1

First recorded in 1925–30; re- + cycle
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Most of these films are tired, run-of-the-mill ocean thrillers that recycle the same beats of better movies that have come before.

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Since this story starts centuries after the original inhabitants enter the bunker, she says, “Everything within the silo is essentially, when we come to it, reused, recycled and quite a bespoke make.â€

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Scott Butler, executive director of Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation, said that he was still concerned that vapes are still difficult to recycle and reuse.

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They are made using recycled materials including timber and plywood, fibreglass and even knitting needles.

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As the last major festival before a UK-wide ban on 1 June, there were special bins at the Big Weekend to recycle them.

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