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re·cy·cle

recycle

 
 
pronunciation:
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part of speech: verb
inflections: recycles, recycling, recycled
definition: When you recycle something, you don't throw it away after you have used it. Instead, you do something to it that makes it possible to use it again. If you recycle magazines, for example, the paper in the magazines can be used again to make new things like newspapers, envelopes, or birthday cards.
Recycling aluminum cans is very important because instead of them being thrown away, they can be made into new cans.
 
derivations: recyclable (adj.), recyclability (n.)
Word Builder: recycle +
  • recycling:
    the activity of processing things so that they can be used again.
  • recyclable:
    able to be recycled.
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