reclaim
[ ri-kleym ]
/ rɪˈkleɪm /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to protest; object.
noun
reclamation: beyond reclaim.
Nearby words
recklinghausen's tumor, reckon, reckon with, reckoner, reckoning, reclaim, reclaimant, reclamation, reclassify, reclearance, reclinate
Origin of reclaim
Related forms
re·claim·a·ble, adjectivere·claim·er, nounnon·re·claim·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·claim·a·ble, adjectiveCan be confused
re-claim reclaimDefinition 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.
Can be confused
re-claim reclaimDictionary.com Unabridged
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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
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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