1. searches for and collects discarded items or food
2. feeds on dead or decaying organic matter
Usage: biology
3. removes unwanted substances from something
Usage: technical

Examples

• The raccoon scavenges through garbage cans at night.
• She scavenges old furniture from thrift stores to restore.
• The vulture scavenges dead animals in the desert.
• He scavenges parts from broken computers to build new ones.
• The homeless man scavenges for food behind restaurants.
• This chemical scavenges free radicals from the solution.