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单词 reutilize
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reutilizev.

Brit. /ˌriːˈjuːtᵻlʌɪz/, /ˌriːˈjuːtl̩ʌɪz/, /rɪˈjuːtᵻlʌɪz/, /rɪˈjuːtl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /riˈjudlˌaɪz/
Forms: see re- prefix and utilize v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, utilize v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + utilize v. Compare slightly earlier reutilization n., and also earlier reuse v.
transitive. To utilize for a second or further time; to reuse.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > re-use
reuse1797
reutilize1863
recycle1969
1863 Pop. Sci. Rev. Oct. 67 Waste products..are again seized hold of by skilful intelligence, and re-utilized.
1889 Lancet 21 Sept. 585/2 After the white cells have lived their life and done their work, portions of their worn-out carcases may be reutilised in the body as nutriment.
1939 Burlington Mag. Nov. 200/2 The drawing is an early study for the later work re-utilising something of the structure and details of the former.
1968 Encycl. Brit. IX. 448/1 Core scrapers were made on small blocks or were actual cores reutilized as scrapers.
2002 L. K. Davidson & D. M. Glitlitz Pilgrimage 14/2 Some of the Hindu caves reutilize earlier Buddhist excavations.

Derivatives

reˈutilized adj.
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1886 Catholic World Oct. 32 Is it not the very paradox of æsthetic criticism to leave the perfect work of a master, and go back to the childhood of a re-utilized tale for an inconsequent and irresponsible lunatic?
1936 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 57 364 The re-utilized remains of an earlier temple on the spot.
1997 Utne Reader Feb. 92/2 (advt.) Everything from Business Card Holders made from reutilized circuit boards to belts made from recycled truck inner tube tires.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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