recycle

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recycle[1,verb] recycle[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹re·cy·cle
Pronunciation: (")rE-'sI-k&l
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 : to pass again through a series of changes or treatments: as a : to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use b : RECOVER 6 c : to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse for biological activities through natural processes of biochemical degradation or modification <green plants recycling the residue of forest fires> <recycle ADP back to ATP>
2 : to adapt to a new use : ALTER
3 : to bring back : REUSE <recycles a number of good anecdotes -- Larry McMurtry>
4 : to make ready for reuse <a plan to recycle vacant tenements>
intransitive verb
1 : to return to an earlier point in a countdown
2 : to return to an original condition so that operation can begin again -- used of an electronic device
- re·cy·cla·bil·i·ty /-"sI-k(&-)l&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- re·cy·cla·ble /-'sI-k(&-)l&-b&l/ adjective or noun
- re·cy·cler /-k(&-)l&r/ noun