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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.


verb (used without object)

  1. to protest; object.

noun

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳ, noun
  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·İ noun
  • non·a· adjective
  • un·a· 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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Unusually, they perform most of their lyrics in Irish, reclaiming the language from rural folk music.

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Denver reclaimed home-court advantage in the playoff series after several players nearly came to blows before halftime and a furious, late rally by the Clippers.

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“This trail to Mossbrae is part of us reclaiming our community, and our economy and our connection to the best water on earth,” Bryan said.

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Now that countries like the U.S. and China have figured out how to weaponize those chokepoints, the state has reclaimed its authority over global commerce.

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After several months I realised I needed to go back to the race to close that chapter and reclaim those memories for myself.

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