English verb: recycle | |||
| 1. | recycle (motion) cause to repeat a cycle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cycle | ||
| 2. | recycle (consumption) use again after processing | ||
| Samples | We must recycle the cardboard boxes. | ||
| Synonyms | reprocess, reuse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reclaim, recover, rehash | ||