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reclaim vs recycle

recycle vs reclaim

reclaim and recycle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reclaim No No Yes No
recycle No No Yes No
As verbs, recycle is a hypernym of reclaim; that is, recycle is a word with a broader meaning than reclaim:
  • reclaim: reuse (materials from waste products)
  • recycle: use again after processing
Other hypernyms of reclaim include reprocess, reuse.
reclaim (verb) recycle (verb)
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state use again after processing
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable cause to repeat a cycle
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
claim back
reuse (materials from waste products)
Difference between reclaim and recycle

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