reclaim

[ ri-kleym ]
/ rɪˈkleɪm /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to protest; object.

noun

reclamation: beyond reclaim.

Origin of reclaim

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English recla(i)men < Old French reclamer (tonic stem reclaim-) < Latin reclāmāre to cry out against, equivalent to re- re- + clāmāre to claim; (noun) Middle English reclaim(e) < Old French reclaim, reclam, derivative of reclamer

SYNONYMS FOR reclaim

2 regain, restore. See recover.

OTHER WORDS FROM reclaim

re·claim·a·ble, adjective re·claim·er, noun non·re·claim·a·ble, adjective un·re·claim·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reclaim

re-claim reclaim

Words nearby reclaim

recklinghausen's tumor, reckon, reckon with, reckoner, reckoning, reclaim, reclaimant, reclamation, reclassify, reclearance, reclinate

Example sentences from the Web for reclaimable

British Dictionary definitions for reclaimable

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, noun

Word Origin for reclaim

C13: from Old French réclamer, from Latin reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from re- + clāmāre to shout