recirculate

verb

re·​cir·​cu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈsər-kyə-ˌlāt 

recirculated; recirculating; recirculates

transitive + intransitive

1

: to circulate or cause to circulate again

According to the organization, between two and four times more money recirculates in the local community when people shop at small businesses.

—Christina Hepner

The system will recirculate 99 percent of the water that enters the tanks …

—Nick McCrea

2

: to circulate continuously

Along a slope, a peaceful water feature surrounded by rocks offers the tranquil sounds of water recirculating between two ponds.

—Kelli Adanick

He uses an American Hydroponics system that recirculates water and nutrients through the plants' root systems, allowing them to grow without soil.

—Alana Melanson

Examples of recirculate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That drive to post has been so powerful that occasionally ICE or even the White House account will recirculate content that looks more like it was captured by a bystander — men sprinting away as agents tackle them to the ground. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 20 June 2025

Those with respiratory problems should keep windows and doors closed and recirculate… pic.twitter.com/hAjPBQGluf — Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) June 14, 2025 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a statement on the safety of detainees held at the Krome detention center. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025

Soon, Musk recirculated a meme on X of Trump as a shameless liar. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025

The original poster has deleted the footage, but it has been recirculated across social media. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for recirculate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate