verb [VN]
1 to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again:
Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. * This envelope is made from recycled paper.
2 to use the same ideas, methods, jokes, etc. again:
He recycled all his old jokes.
recyclable adjective:
recyclable plastic
recycling noun [U]:
the recycling of glass * a recycling plant
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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