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Recycle
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Recycle
/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
To process materials, so they can be used again instead of thrown away.
Synonyms:
reprocess
reuse
reclaim
repurpose
Antonyms:
discard
waste
dump
dispose
Examples:
We
recycle
paper and plastic every week.
Can you
recycle
this glass bottle, please?
Etymology:
From Old French
recycler
, based on
re-
(
again
) and
cyclos
(circle), reflecting the cyclical nature of reusing materials.
Usage Statistics:
25 mentions per 1 million words
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