reclaim
[ ri-kleym ]
/ rɪˈkleɪm /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to protest; object.
noun
reclamation: beyond reclaim.
Origin of reclaim
OTHER WORDS FROM reclaim
re·claim·a·ble, adjective re·claim·er, noun non·re·claim·a·ble, adjective un·re·claim·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reclaim
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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 back
to 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, adjective reclaimant or reclaimer, nounWord Origin for reclaim
C13: from Old French
réclamer, from Latin
reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from
re- +
clāmāre to shout