reclaim
[ ri-kleym ]
/ rɪˈkleɪm /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to protest; object.
noun
reclamation: beyond reclaim.
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Origin of reclaim
First recorded in 1250–1300; (verb) Middle English recla(i)men, from Old French reclamer (tonic stem reclaim-), from Latin reclāmāre “to cry out against,” equivalent to re- + clāmāre “to claim”; (noun) Middle English reclaim(e), from Old French reclaim, reclam, derivative of reclamer; see re-, claim
synonym study for reclaim
2. See recover.
OTHER WORDS FROM reclaim
re·claim·a·ble, adjectivere·claim·er, nounnon·re·claim·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·claim·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reclaim
re-claim, reclaimWords nearby reclaim
Recklinghausen's tumor, reckon, reckoner, reckoning, reckon with, reclaim, reclaimant, reclamation, réclame, reclassify, reclearance
Definition for reclaim (2 of 2)
re-claim
[ ree-kleym ]
/ riˈkleɪm /
verb (used with object)
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
to claim again.
Also reclaim.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-claim
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British Dictionary definitions for reclaim
reclaim
/ (rɪˈkleɪm) /
verb (tr)
to claim backto reclaim baggage
to convert (desert, marsh, waste ground, etc) into land suitable for growing crops
to recover (useful substances) from waste products
to convert (someone) from sin, folly, vice, etc
falconry to render (a hawk or falcon) tame
noun
the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed
Derived forms of reclaim
reclaimable, adjectivereclaimant or reclaimer, nounWord Origin for reclaim
C13: from Old French réclamer, from Latin reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from re- + clāmāre to shout
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