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reclaim
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
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re·claim·a·ble adjectivere·claim·ant nounre·claim·er nounrec·la·ma·tion [ rèklə máysh'n ] noun
