re ‧ use /ˌriːˈjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ usage , ↑ use , ↑ disuse , ↑ misuse , ↑ reuse , ↑ usefulness ≠ ↑ uselessness , ↑ user ; adjective : ↑ reusable , used ≠ ↑ unused , ↑ disused , ↑ useful ≠ ↑ useless , ↑ usable ≠ ↑ unusable ; verb : ↑ use , ↑ misuse , ↑ reuse ; adverb : ↑ usefully ≠ ↑ uselessly ]
to use something again:
The bottles are designed to be reused up to 20 times.
—reusable adjective :
reusable containers
—reuse /ˌriːˈjuːs/ noun [uncountable] :
to purify water for reuse