reclaim
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of reclaim
Synonyms for reclaim
re-claim
verb (used with object)
Origin of re-claim
Related Words for reclaim
restore, convert, recover, salvage, rescue, rehabilitate, improve, save, refurbish, repair, regenerate, recycle, redeem, remodel, recondition, mend, resolve, reform, recall, tameExamples from the Web for reclaim
Contemporary Examples of reclaim
Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.
To reclaim it, he had to move beyond established conventions about how a literary career should be conducted.
When Gardner goes to Washington, will he reclaim his Tea Party roots and join hands with Texas Senator Ted Cruz?
Ohio is a must-win swing state for Republicans if they are to reclaim the White House.
In the face of these stereotypes, the Muslim Writers Collective is one attempt to reclaim the narrative of American Islam.
Historical Examples of reclaim
Now, there is nothing a woman likes so much as to reclaim a man.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Yet it must be said too, that if there be a woman in the world that can reclaim him, it is you.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
This man did his best to reclaim young Badman, and was particularly kind to him.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
His friends at Government House, bewildered at this change in him, sought to reclaim him.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
I cannot tell how she feels toward him; I know she has often tried to reclaim him from his deviltry.
Whispering SmithFrank H. Spearman