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Definition of Recycle
1. Verb. Cause to repeat a cycle.
2. Verb. Use again after processing. "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
Generic synonyms: Apply, Employ, Use, Utilise, Utilize
Specialized synonyms: Rehash, Reclaim, Recover
Derivative terms: Recycling
Definition of Recycle
1. Verb. (transitive) To break down and reuse component materials. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To reuse as a whole. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To collect or place in a bin for recycling. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive ergative) To be recycled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recycle
1. to process in order to extract useful materials [v -CLED, -CLING, -CLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recycle
Literary usage of Recycle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physics of Plutonium Recycling: A Report by SourceOECD (Online service) (1995)
"Thus, recycle for recovery of the remaining TRU for blending with the makeup
feedstream, ... The dwell time durations in the cooling/recycle/refabrication ..."
2. Physics of Plutonium Recycling: Benchmark Results Analysis : a Report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1995)
"For the HM PWR, a similar situation is seen in the first recycle generation, ...
In the first generation recycle, the HM PWR case gives almost a factor 2 ..."
3. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"recycle paper, glass, and aluminum (and a few other household wastes) Cliche but
true Textile scraps turn into shoes. Old tires turn into gasoline. ..."
4. Smart Architecture by Ed van Hinte (2003)
"products to be reused locally as building material - this way the excavation can
become an inventive recycle Valley. If a building material has lost its ..."
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