recycle vs utilise

recycle and utilise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recycle	No	No	Yes	No
utilise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilise is a hypernym of recycle; that is, utilise is a word with a broader meaning than recycle:

recycle: use again after processing
utilise: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of recycle include apply, employ, use, utilize.

recycle (verb)	utilise (verb)
use again after processing	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
cause to repeat a cycle