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recycle

/ɹəˈsaɪkəl/

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What does recycle mean?

verb

  1. To break down and reuse component materials.
  2. (figuratively) To reuse as a whole.
  3. To collect or place in a bin for recycling.
More meanings (5)

verb

  1. To be recycled.
  2. To discard into a recycling bin.
  3. To put (a person) through a course of training again.
  4. To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing jammer must spend before returning to the action.

noun

  1. An act of recycling.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹəˈsaɪkəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɹɪˈsaɪkəl//ɹiˈsaɪkəl/
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And can an apartment dweller without any other kind of organic waste except garbage and perhaps newspaper recycle these at home?
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342