recycle

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /rəˈsaɪkəl/ or /rɪˈsaɪkəl/ or /riˈsaɪkəl/

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Verb

Plain form recycle

Third-person singular recycles

Past tense recycled

Past participle recycled

Present participle recycling

1. If you recycle, you put garbage in a special can so that it will be reassembled into something new, instead of just throwing it away.

Related words

• upcycle