Definitions for recycle

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recycle re·cy·cle

Spelling: [ree-sahy-kuh l]

IPA: /riˈsaɪ kəl/

Recycle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in recycle (cceelry).

Definitions for recycle

noun

1. the act or process of recycling.

verb (used with object)

1. to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse:
2. to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of:
3. to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration:
4. to cause to pass through a cycle again:

verb (used without object)

1. to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning.
2. to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc.:

Origin of recycle

First recorded in 1925-30; re- + cycle

Examples for recycle

But in the end, White's music doesn't just recycle these tropes—it transcends them.

The EPA has a module on its site to help consumers donate or recycle their old devices.

Simply asking tenants to be considerate of the staff has helped increase their tendency to recycle.

Even an exchange on gun control enabled Obama to recycle a barb once used against John Kerry, who played Romney in debate prep.

The effort to recycle (art or literature) is part of the same co-writing strategy.

They feature custom wallpaper, system sounds, and desktop icons for My Computer, recycle Bin, and Network Neighborhood.

There are about 30 billion in the world, and it is inefficient to recycle them.

We always thought one of Kate's strengths was her ability and willingness to recycle clothes.

In Kansas, they recycle the butter from one year to the next.

Meanwhile, Keira Knightley was not the first to recycle her dress.