- recycle
- recycle [rē sī′kəl]vt.recycled, recycling1. to pass through a cycle or part of a cycle again, as for checking, treating, etc.2. to use again and again, as a single supply of water in cooling, washing, diluting, etc.3.a) to treat or process in order to use again [recycle aluminum cans]b) to gather up and turn in (empty bottles and cans, old newspapers, etc.) to be so treated or processed4. to alter or adapt to a new use or function [recycle an old tenement into condominiums]5. to use again; bring back; reuse [recycle a speech from a previous campaign]vi.1. to pass through a cycle, system, etc. and return to the starting point again or repeatedly [the electronic flash recycles in 5 seconds; the water recycles through the cooling system]2. to engage in recycling empty bottles, old newspapers, etc.recyclable [rē sī′klə bəl]adj.recycler [rē sī′klər, rē sī′kəl ər]n.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.