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Synonyms
re·claim (rĭ-klāḿ)

[Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclāmāre, re-, re-, + clāmāre, to cry out.]

transitive verb: -claimed, -claim·ing, -claims. 

  1. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land.
  2. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste products.
  3. To bring back, as from error, to a right or proper course; reform. See synonyms at save1
  4. To tame (a falcon, for example).

derivatives

re·claiḿa·ble
adjective
re·claiḿant
noun