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re·claim [ ri kláym ]

transitive verb (past and past participle re·claimed, present participle re·claim·ing, 3rd person present singular re·claims)

Definition:

1. claim something back: to claim back something that has been taken away or temporarily given to another

2. convert wasteland: to convert unusable land such as desert or marsh into land suitable for farming or other use

3. extract useful substances: to extract useful substances from waste or refuse

4. make somebody reform: to cause somebody to return to a more moral way of life

5. tame bird: to tame a hawk or falcon

noun

Definition:

recovery or conversion: the act of reclaiming something, or the state of being reclaimed

[14th century. Via French< Latin reclamare "cry out against" < clamare "cry out"]

re·claim·a·ble adjective

re·claim·ant noun

re·claim·er noun

rec·la·ma·tion [ rèklə máysh'n ] noun