Definition of the word Recycle

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Cycle

Main Entry: ¹cy·cle
Pronunciation: 'sI-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cicle, from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos circle, wheel, cycle -- more at WHEEL
Date: 14th century
1 : an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed
2 a : a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point b : one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process c : a permutation of a set of ordered elements in which each element takes the place of the next and the last becomes first
3 : a circular or spiral arrangement: as a : an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens b : WHORL c : RING

Recycle

Main Entry: ¹re·cy·cle
Pronunciation: (")rE-'sI-k&l
Date: 1926
transitive senses
1 : to pass again through a series of changes or treatments: as a : to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use b : RECOVER

Recover

Main Entry: re·cov·er 
Pronunciation: ri-'k&-v&r
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·cov·ered; re·cov·er·ing /-'k&-v&-ri[ng], -'k&v-ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + (assumed) Latin caperare, from Latin capere to take -- more at HEAVE
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 : to get back : REGAIN
2 a : to bring back to normal position or condition <stumbled, then recovered himself> b archaic : RESCUE

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