scavenge
pronunciation
How to pronounce scavenge in British English:
UK [ˈskævɪndʒ]
How to pronounce scavenge in American English:
US [ˈskævəndʒ]
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- Verb:
- clean refuse from
- collect discarded or refused material
- feed on carrion or refuse
- remove unwanted substances from
Word Origin
- scavenge (v.)
- 1640s, back-formation from scavenger. Related: Scavenged; scavenging.
Example
- 1. For power , they " scavenge " energy from the environment , using solar energy or temperature changes .
- 2. The reactions of endogenous antioxidations scavenge free radical .
- 3. Object to determine which items to scavenge first .
- 4. I had no resources at all , except what I could scavenge or beg .
- 5. We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the local rubbish dump .