to recirculate
- verb
- /ˌriːˈsɜːrkjʊleɪt/
- Specialized
- In a modern car, you can set the air conditioning to recirculate the air, which helps maintain a comfortable temperature.
- recirculates water
- recirculates air
- system that recirculates
Examples
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And then I put that and this bad boy hook up the water lines that will recirculate around me.
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Devices of this type may recirculate or incinerate the sewage.
Academic text (1998) -
We collect and then recirculate it back through the prewetting step.
Academic text (1996) -
So they're pulling air in from inside the case behind them and it'll recirculate back through there.
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Effluent usually passes through the system one time, but some systems collect and recirculate effluent several times.
Academic text (2001) -
Temperature is regulated by a thermostatically controlled recirculating hot water system.
Academic text (1995) -
Dranco estimates that all of the reactor contents are recirculated in three days.
Academic text (2001) -
A trio of overhead fans spun lazily, recirculating the warm air.
Fiction book (1991) -
Leachate will be recirculated continuously, and landfill gas will be captured and measured.
Academic text (1999) -
Later that year, the town built a 15,000-gallon/day recirculating intermittent granular media filter to replace the existing treatment plant.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
To use something again after cleaning or fixing it
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Etymology
Recirculate is made of re- ('again') and circulate, which is like circle meaning 'around' or 'in a loop'. So to recirculate water, air, or gas is to move it 'around again' through a system so it can be reused or kept clean.