recycle vs utilize

recycle and utilize both are verbs.

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

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

recycle: use again after processing
utilize: 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, utilise.

recycle (verb)	utilize (verb)
use again after processing	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
cause to repeat a cycle	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose