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Definition of reprocess verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reprocess

verb
 
/riːˈprəʊses/
 
/riːˈprɑːses/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reprocess
 
/riːˈprəʊses/
 
/riːˈprɑːses/
he / she / it reprocesses
 
/riːˈprəʊsesəz/
 
/riːˈprɑːsesəz/
past simple reprocessed
 
/riːˈprəʊsest/
 
/riːˈprɑːsest/
past participle reprocessed
 
/riːˈprəʊsest/
 
/riːˈprɑːsest/
-ing form reprocessing
 
/riːˈprəʊsesɪŋ/
 
/riːˈprɑːsesɪŋ/
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  1. reprocess something to treat waste material so that it can be used again
    • All these countries reprocess nuclear fuel.
    • The firm reprocesses recyclable materials.
    • Commercial reprocessing plants were built.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReprocess is used with these nouns as the object:
    • fuel
    • plutonium
    See full entry
See reprocess in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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