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re·proc·ess

 (rē-prŏs′ĕs′, -prō′sĕs′)
tr.v. re·proc·essed, re·proc·ess·ing, re·proc·ess·es
To cause to undergo special or additional processing before reuse.
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reprocess

(riːˈprəʊsɛs)
vb (tr)
1. to treat or prepare (something) by a special method again
2. to subject to a routine procedure again
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reprocess


Past participle: reprocessed
Gerund: reprocessing

Imperative
reprocess
reprocess
Present
I reprocess
you reprocess
he/she/it reprocesses
we reprocess
you reprocess
they reprocess
Preterite
I reprocessed
you reprocessed
he/she/it reprocessed
we reprocessed
you reprocessed
they reprocessed
Present Continuous
I am reprocessing
you are reprocessing
he/she/it is reprocessing
we are reprocessing
you are reprocessing
they are reprocessing
Present Perfect
I have reprocessed
you have reprocessed
he/she/it has reprocessed
we have reprocessed
you have reprocessed
they have reprocessed
Past Continuous
I was reprocessing
you were reprocessing
he/she/it was reprocessing
we were reprocessing
you were reprocessing
they were reprocessing
Past Perfect
I had reprocessed
you had reprocessed
he/she/it had reprocessed
we had reprocessed
you had reprocessed
they had reprocessed
Future
I will reprocess
you will reprocess
he/she/it will reprocess
we will reprocess
you will reprocess
they will reprocess
Future Perfect
I will have reprocessed
you will have reprocessed
he/she/it will have reprocessed
we will have reprocessed
you will have reprocessed
they will have reprocessed
Future Continuous
I will be reprocessing
you will be reprocessing
he/she/it will be reprocessing
we will be reprocessing
you will be reprocessing
they will be reprocessing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reprocessing
you have been reprocessing
he/she/it has been reprocessing
we have been reprocessing
you have been reprocessing
they have been reprocessing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reprocessing
you will have been reprocessing
he/she/it will have been reprocessing
we will have been reprocessing
you will have been reprocessing
they will have been reprocessing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reprocessing
you had been reprocessing
he/she/it had been reprocessing
we had been reprocessing
you had been reprocessing
they had been reprocessing
Conditional
I would reprocess
you would reprocess
he/she/it would reprocess
we would reprocess
you would reprocess
they would reprocess
Past Conditional
I would have reprocessed
you would have reprocessed
he/she/it would have reprocessed
we would have reprocessed
you would have reprocessed
they would have reprocessed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reprocess - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
reuse, recycle
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
rehash - present or use over, with no or few changes
reclaim, recover - reuse (materials from waste products)
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Translations

reprocess

[ˌriːˈprəʊses] VT → reprocesar
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reprocess

[riːˈprəʊsɛs] vt [+ nuclear fuel] → retraiterreprocessing plant n → usine f de retraitement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reprocess

vt → wiederverwerten; sewage, atomic waste, fuel → wiederaufbereiten
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