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Please recycle the clean paper in the blue bin.
What does Recycle mean?
To turn used materials into new usable things.
Dictionary definition
To process used materials so they can be made into new products.
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Recycle in a sentence
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Our class learned how factories recycle plastic into new products.
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Recycling reduces waste by turning used materials into useful things again.
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What does recycle mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to recycle?
Reuse is close to recycle in this main meaning.
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MeaningRecycle means To turn used materials into new usable things.
ExampleExample: Please recycle the clean paper in the blue bin.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- ree · sy · kul
- Strongest beat
- sy
- Ending
- kul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on sy.
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Synonyms
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reuseUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
reprocessUse when this word fits the same meaning in context.
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Word family
Recycle word family
Base word
recycle
verb
recycles
Present-tense form of recycle.
adjective
recycled
Made from used materials.
noun
recycling
The process of recycling.
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