[re.cy.cle] vt (1926) 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 6
2: to adapt to a new use: alter
3: to bring back: reuse "~s a number of good anecdotes --Larry McMurtry"
4: to make ready for reuse "a plan to ~ vacant tenements" ~ vi 1: to return to an earlier point in a countdown
2: to return to an original condition so that operation can begin again--used of an electronic device -- re.cy.cla.ble adj or n -- re.cy.cler n
[2]recycle n (1926): the process of recycling