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reclaim

[ri-kleym]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.

  2. to recover (substances) in a pure or usable form from refuse, discarded articles, etc.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. to bring back to a preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc.

  4. to tame.

  5. re-claim.



verb (used without object)

  1. to protest; object.

noun

  1. reclamation.

    beyond reclaim.

reclaim

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to claim back

    to reclaim baggage

  2. to convert (desert, marsh, waste ground, etc) into land suitable for growing crops

  3. to recover (useful substances) from waste products

  4. to convert (someone) from sin, folly, vice, etc

  5. falconry to render (a hawk or falcon) tame

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • reclaimable adjective
  • reclaimer noun
  • nonreclaimable adjective
  • unreclaimable adjective
  • ˈԳ noun
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reclaim1

First recorded in 1250–1300; (verb) Middle English recla(i)men, from Old French reclamer (tonic stem reclaim- ), from Latin 𳦱峾 “to cry out against,” equivalent to re- + “to claim”; (noun) Middle English reclaim(e), from Old French reclaim, reclam, derivative of reclamer ; re-, claim
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reclaim1

C13: from Old French é , from Latin 𳦱峾 to cry out, protest, from re- + to shout
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Synonym Study

See recover.
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Two days earlier, McIntosh had reclaimed the world record in the 400 freestyle.

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Even after a back-and-forth final stretch, the Sparks briefly reclaimed control.

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Discovery is going back to basics and reclaiming a brand long associated with high-quality programming.

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But, says Yonga, "there's a resurgence, a need and a hunger to connect with our cultural heritage - and reclaim who we are, whether through fashion, music or academic studies".

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In a 2022 essay for the New York Times Magazine, Febos described her decision to undergo a breast reduction as a means to reclaim herself.

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