reprocess

verb

re·​pro·​cess (ˌ)rē-ˈprä-ˌses How to pronounce reprocess (audio)
-ˈprō-,
-səs
reprocessed; reprocessing; reprocesses

transitive verb

: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse
especially : to extract uranium and plutonium from (the spent fuel rods of a nuclear reactor) for use again as fuel

Examples of reprocess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Collecting, sorting, storing and shipping the plastic for reprocessing often costs much more than plowing it into a landfill. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2024 William Smith, who heads the Atlanta Center for EMDR, is planning sessions using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy to address PTSD — at least one for first responders and another for residents. Sam Whitehead, Renuka Rayasam and Andy Miller, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 Who would have ever thought that a 6-year-old sitting in a hive of bees hunting queens, the lessons being taught to him then would lead to him being invited 45 years later to help explain an explosion in an atomic fuel reprocessing plant in Northeastern Siberia? William Mullane, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 The agency said at the time the forms would be reprocessed in the coming weeks. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for reprocess 

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reprocess was in 1884

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“Reprocess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprocess. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

reprocess

verb
re·​pro·​cess rē-ˈpräs-ˌes How to pronounce reprocess (audio)
-ˈprōs-,
-es
: to subject to a special process or treatment in preparation for reuse

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