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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To cause to undergo special or additional processing before reuse.

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  • verb process again

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  • verb use again after processing

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Examples

  • "They certainly intend to reprocess, which is their first public acknowledgment of a nuclear-weapons program," said one senior administration official.

    North Korea: Should We Talk, Kim? 2007

  • In June 1994 North Korea announced that it was leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, expelling foreign weapons inspectors, and planning to reprocess spent nuclear fuel to separate plutonium, a key ingredient in a nuclear weapon.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • In June 1994 North Korea announced that it was leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, expelling foreign weapons inspectors, and planning to reprocess spent nuclear fuel to separate plutonium, a key ingredient in a nuclear weapon.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • In June 1994 North Korea announced that it was leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, expelling foreign weapons inspectors, and planning to reprocess spent nuclear fuel to separate plutonium, a key ingredient in a nuclear weapon.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • "The plan is currently being considered further by management, but such a plan is expected to include a project to reprocess old tailings containing significant levels of zinc and tin at the Colquiri mine, together with works to remove processing and hoisting bottlenecks," Glencore added.

    Glencore in Talks With Bolivia on Mining Venture Andrea Hotter 2011

  • Said Mark Daniels, "It is less expensive for us to collect, purchase, transport and reprocess that materials sic to all of our other plants than it is to purchase virgin materials."

    Stiv J. Wilson: In Defense of Plastic Bag Bans Stiv J. Wilson 2011

  • After the 1994 agreement fell apart, the North Koreans were able to reprocess 8,000 spent fuel rods - which had been held in a cooling pond and monitored by U.N. inspectors - to acquire enough plutonium for as many as 10 weapons.

    N. Korea pressing forward on nuclear program, report says John Pomfret 2010

  • Said Mark Daniels, "It is less expensive for us to collect, purchase, transport and reprocess that materials sic to all of our other plants than it is to purchase virgin materials."

    Stiv J. Wilson: In Defense of Plastic Bag Bans Stiv J. Wilson 2011

  • After the 1994 agreement fell apart, the North Koreans were able to reprocess 8,000 spent fuel rods - which had been held in a cooling pond and monitored by U.N. inspectors - to acquire enough plutonium for as many as 10 weapons.

    N. Korea pressing forward on nuclear program, report says John Pomfret 2010

  • After the 1994 agreement fell apart, the North Koreans were able to reprocess 8,000 spent fuel rods - which had been held in a cooling pond and monitored by U.N. inspectors - to acquire enough plutonium for as many as 10 weapons.

    N. Korea pressing forward on nuclear program, report says John Pomfret 2010

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