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   reclaim

   /rɪˈkleɪm/

   verb

   • 1. retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of: "you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted" Similar get backclaim backhave returnedrecovertake backregainretrieverecouprare:recuperateOpposite forfeit
   • ▪ redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform: dated "societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes" Similar saverescueredeemwin backreformOpposite abandon
   • ▪ tame or civilize (an animal or person): archaic "allow a week or ten days for reclaiming the bird"
   • 2. bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation: "much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed"
   • ▪ recover (waste material) for reuse; recycle: "a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed"

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed: "VAT reclaim"

   Word Origin Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reclaimable adjective
   • 2. reclaimer noun

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   RECLAIM definition: 1. to take back something that was yours: 2. to make land, such as desert or areas covered by…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of RECLAIM is to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform. How to use reclaim in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reclaim.

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   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: restore, regain. to bring back to a preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc. to tame.

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   RECLAIM meaning: 1. to take back something that was yours: 2. to make land, such as desert or areas covered by…. Learn more.

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   To reclaim something is to get it back. If a divorced couple remarries, they reclaim their marriage. To claim is to declare or take ownership of something. To reclaim is to retake something lost. An injured quarterback must reclaim the starting position from his replacement.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRECLAIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back. There are eight million people currently eligible to reclaim income tax. [ VERB noun ]

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   Definition of reclaim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   re·claim. (rĭ-klām′) tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims. 1. To resume possession of; take back: reclaimed our luggage; reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title. 2. Chiefly British To legally request what is due: reclaimed the tax that is owed. 3. To require or deserve again: The movie reclaimed my attention. 4.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishreclaim | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    reclaim definition: 1. to get something back from someone: 2. to make land good enough to be used for growing crops. Learn more.

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    reclaim meaning, definition, what is reclaim: to get back an amount of money that you ...: Learn more.