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recycle
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re·cy·cle  (r-skl)
tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles
1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment.
2. To start a different cycle in.
3.
a. To extract useful materials from (garbage or waste).
b. To extract and reuse (useful substances found in waste).
4.
a. To use again, especially to reprocess: recycle aluminum cans; recycle old jokes.
b. To recondition and adapt to a new use or function: recycling old warehouses as condominiums.

re·cycla·ble adj. & n.
re·cycler n.

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. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc.)
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to repeat (a series of operations)
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
recyclable , recycleable adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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
reclaim, recover - reuse (materials from waste products)

recycle
verb reprocess, reuse, salvage, reclaim, save All glass bottles that can't be refilled can be recycled.
Translations
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] VTreciclar

recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkəl]
vt [+ paper, glass, products, materials, waste] → recycler
recycled paper → papier m recyclé
virecycler

recycle
vt waste, paper etcwiederverwerten, wiederaufbereiten; recycled paperRecyclingpapier nt; made from recycled paperaus Altpapier (hergestellt)

recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] vtriciclare

recycle
v recycle [riːˈsaikl]
to put (a used substance) through a particular process so that it is fit to use again. hersikleer يُعيد سَبْك рециклирам recyklovat recirkulere; genbruge wiederverwerten ανακυκλώνω reciclar uuesti ringlusse saatma بازیافت کردن kierrättää recycler לְמַחזֵר वस्तु का पुन: प्रयोग pročistiti, reciklirati újra feldolgoz mendaur ulang endurvinna riciclare 再生する 재생하다 perdirbti, pakartotinai panaudoti pārstrādāt kitar semula recyclen gjenvinne, resirkulere przerobić powtórnie reciclar a recicla перерабатывать recyklovať reciklirati reciklirati återvinna, återanvända นำกลับมาใช้อีก geri dönüştürmek 回收 повторно використовувати ساءنسی عمل سے گذار کر اشیا کو دوبارہ قابل استعمال بنانا tái chế 使
adj recyclable
that can be recycled recyclable waste. hersikleerbaar مُمْكِن إعادَة سَبْكِه който може да бъде рециклиран recyklovatelný genanvendelig wiederverwertbar ανακυκλώσιμος reciclable ümbertöödeldav باز یافت پذیر kierrätyskelpoinen recyclable נִיתָן לְמִחזוּר पुन: प्रयोग योग्य वस्तु koji se može reciklirati újra felhasználható dapat didaur ulang riciclabile リサイクルできる 재생 가능한 pakartotinai panaudojamas pārstrādājams boleh dikitar semula recyclebaar, voor hergebruik som kan gjenvinnes, resirkulerbar możliwy do utylizacji переработанный recyklovateľný reciklažen koji se može reciklirati återvinningsbar ที่นำกลับมาใช้อีก geri dönüşebilir 可回收的 такий, що можна повторно використати دوبارہ قابل استعمال بناءے جانے کے قابل có thể tái chế

recycle يُعْيد استخدام 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


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