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re·cy·cle
(rē-sī′kəl)v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles
v.tr.
1. To put or pass through a cycle again; reuse in a cycle: The coolant is recycled after it condenses.
2.
a. To extract useful materials from (garbage or waste).
b. To extract and reuse (useful substances found in waste): recycle steel from old cars.
3.
a. To use again: recycle old jokes.
b. To recondition and adapt to a new use or function: recycling old warehouses as condominiums.
v.intr.
To recycle waste materials: Residents are encouraged to recycle.
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recycle
(riːˈsaɪkəl)vb (tr)
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. (Mechanical Engineering) to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc)
4. (Mechanical Engineering) to repeat (a series of operations)
n
(Mechanical Engineering) the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
reˈcyclable, reˈcycleable adj, n
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re•cy•cle
(riˈsaɪ kəl)v. -cled, -cling. v.t.
1. to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
2. to alter or adapt for new use.
3. to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration: to recycle a speech.
4. to cause to pass through a cycle again.
v.i. 5. to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning.
6. to engage in recycling used or waste materials.
[1925–30]
re•cy′cla•ble, adj., n.
re•cy`cla•bil′i•ty, n.
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re·cy·cle
(rē-sī′kəl) To collect and usually reprocess discarded materials for reuse, often in another form. For example, newspaper and other paper waste can be reprocessed to make cardboard or insulation, and plastics can be melted down and molded into new products. Recycling helps reduce pollution and conserve natural resources.
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recycle
Past participle: recycled
Gerund: recycling
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| Verb | 1. | recycle - cause to repeat a cycle cycle - cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the laundry in this washing program" |
| 2. | recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" rehash - present or use over, with no or few changes |
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recycle
verb reprocess, reuse, salvage, reclaim, save All glass bottles that can't be refilled can be recycled.
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Translations
يُعْيدُ اِسْتِخْداميُعيد سَبْك
recyklovat
genbrugerecirkulere
wiederverwertenrezyklieren
kierrättää
reciklirati
újra feldolgoz
endurvinna
再生利用する
재활용하다
pakartotinai panaudojamaspakartotinai panaudoti
pārstrādāt
recyklovať
reciklirati
återvinna
นำกลับมาใช้อีก
tái chế
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
recycle
vt waste, paper etc → wiederverwerten, wiederaufbereiten; recycled paper → Recyclingpapier nt; made from recycled paper → aus Altpapier (hergestellt)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
recycle
(riːˈsaikl) verb to put (a used substance) through a particular process so that it is fit to use again.
recyclable adjective that can be recycled. recyclable waste.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
recycle
→ يُعْيدُ اِسْتِخْدام recyklovat genbruge wiederverwerten ανακυκλώνω reciclar kierrättää recycler reciklirati riciclare 再生利用する 재활용하다 recyclen resirkulere zawrócić do obiegu reciclar повторно использовать återvinna นำกลับมาใช้อีก geri dönüştürmek tái chế 循环再用Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
recycle
vt reciclarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.