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reclaim
[ ri-kleym ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
- to recover (substances) in a pure or usable form from refuse, discarded articles, etc.
Synonyms: ,
- to bring back to a preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc.
- to tame.
verb (used without object)
- to protest; object.
noun
beyond reclaim.
reclaim
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to claim back
to reclaim baggage
- to convert (desert, marsh, waste ground, etc) into land suitable for growing crops
- to recover (useful substances) from waste products
- to convert (someone) from sin, folly, vice, etc
- falconry to render (a hawk or falcon) tame
noun
- the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·İ noun
- non·a· adjective
- un·a· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reclaim1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reclaim1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But governments also want to reclaim their previous dominance of space, and everybody wants in.
SIX the Musical tells the story of the many wives of Henry VIII, as they step out of the shadow of their infamous husband and reclaim the narrative.
They, too, pretend to be some kind of rebellious, anti-globalist resistance, fighting the evil Western empire, reclaiming sovereignty, rejecting the corrupt elites.
Parents trying to retrieve money from a pre-payment system for school meals are "disappointed and frustrated" at being charged a £10 administration fee to reclaim funds, a school leader has said.
However, she went some way to reclaiming her creation when the Vampire Diaries was added to an Amazon Kindle scheme granting official permission for anyone to publish fan fiction linked to existing books.
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