recycle
Translation
to recycle, to reuse
Examples
We recycle all our glass bottles and paper.
We recycle all our glass bottles and paper.
The company recycles old computer parts.
The company recycles old computer parts.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to process used materials to be used again You should recycle your plastic bottles.
((sth.)) ((into sth.)) to convert (sth.) into (sth.) else They recycle old tires into playground surfaces.
Similar Words
Synonyms: reuse, reprocess, reclaim
Etymology
From 're-' (again) + 'cycle' (a series of events that are regularly repeated). Literally 'to put through a cycle again'.
Memory Tips
Think of a circle or 'cycle' of use. To 're-cycle' something is to put it back into the circle to be used again.