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recycle

re·cy·cle [ ree sk'l ]


verb  (past and past participle re·cy·cled, present participle re·cy·cling, 3rd person present singular re·cy·cles)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb process for reuse: to process used or waste material so that it can be used again

2. transitive and intransitive verb save for reuse: to save or collect used or waste material for reprocessing into something useful

3. transitive and intransitive verb use again differently: to adapt or convert something to a new use

4. transitive verb reuse something: to use something again for the same purpose

5. transitive verb use again unimaginatively: to use something abstract again in the same form, often at the expense of freshness or originality
recycling the same old ideas

6. transitive and intransitive verb repeat process: to repeat a process, or pass something through a process again



noun 
Definition:
 
recycling process: the process of recycling material, especially used or waste material


re·cy·cler noun
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