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recycling Definition


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recycle
verb
    1. To pass something through a series of changes or treatment in order to return it to its former state.
    2. now especially
      To process or treat waste material (eg paper, glass, plastic, etc) so that it can be used again.
      Thesaurus: reprocess, reconstitute, salvage, reuse, reclaim, save.
    3. loosely
      To remake into something different; to reuse or find another use for something old.
Derivative: recyclable
adj
    Derivative: recycling
    noun
      Etymology: 1960s in sense 2; 1920s in sense 1.



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