reprocess

verb

re·​pro·​cess (ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses 

-ˈprō-, 

-səs

reprocessed; reprocessing; reprocesses

transitive verb

: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse

especially : to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel

Examples of reprocess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After detecting the glitch, the DOE reprocessed those applications. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Now, amid growing awareness that many of those items never get reprocessed, the industry is championing a pair of proposals in Congress that would give misleading recycling claims the support of federal law. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026

Repeat sessions should focus on new growth at the roots rather than reprocessing lengths already treated. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Empa's earlier experiments showed that formulations with sufficiently high phosphorus content could be reprocessed after curing, with the dynamic network rearranging through transesterification reactions. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

reprocess

verb

re·​pro·​cess rē-ˈpräs-ˌes 

-ˈprōs-, 

-es

: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse