recirculate

verb

re·​cir·​cu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈsər-kyə-ˌlāt 

recirculated; recirculating; recirculates

transitive + intransitive

1

: to circulate or cause to circulate again

According to the organization, between two and four times more money recirculates in the local community when people shop at small businesses.

—Christina Hepner

The system will recirculate 99 percent of the water that enters the tanks …

—Nick McCrea

2

: to circulate continuously

Along a slope, a peaceful water feature surrounded by rocks offers the tranquil sounds of water recirculating between two ponds.

—Kelli Adanick

He uses an American Hydroponics system that recirculates water and nutrients through the plants' root systems, allowing them to grow without soil.

—Alana Melanson

Examples of recirculate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Deck drains at the end of the slides collect and recirculate water too, Forsythe said. —Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2024

Princess Kate's appearance couldn’t have come at a more opportune time, as rumors about her well-being had begun to recirculate. —Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024

After a video of the 26-year-old singer performing the 2009 smash onstage started recirculating on TikTok, Lady Gaga shared some kind words in the comments. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 June 2024

Images from the arrests at Columbia University in 1968 and of the National Guard and local and state police shootings at Kent State and Jackson State in 1970 have recirculated in recent weeks, amid this year’s campus protest crackdowns. —Eddie R. Cole / Made By History, TIME, 4 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1