re·claim (r -kl m )tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·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). [Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin recl mre : re-, re- + clmre, to cry out; see kel -2 in Indo-European roots.]re·claim a·ble adj.re·claim ant, re·claimer n. |
reclaim
Verb
1. to get back possession of: the club is now trying to reclaim the money from the blockaders
2. to convert (unusable or submerged land) into land suitable for farming or building on
3. to recover (useful substances) from waste products [Latin reclamare to cry out]
reclamation n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | reclaim - claim back acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" distrain - legally take something in place of a debt payment foreclose - subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage |
| 2. | reclaim - reuse (materials from waste products) | |
| 3. | reclaim - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" | |
| 4. | reclaim - make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | |
| 5. | reclaim - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" |
reclaim
Translations
reclaim [rɪˈkleɪm] vt [+ land] (from sea) → assécher: (from forest) → défricher: (with fertilizer) → amender (= demand back); réclamer (le remboursement or la restitution de) [+ waste materials]; récupérer
reclaim [rɪˈkleɪm] vt (luggage) → abholen;
(tax etc) → zurückfordern;
(land) → gewinnen;
(waste materials) → zur Wiederverwertung sammeln
v reclaim [riˈkleim]
1 to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else) A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office. opgehaal, opgetel يُطالِب بِحَق مَفْقود възстановявам žádat zpět, reklamovat få tilbage zurückfordern ζητώ να μου επιστραφεί κτ. reclamar tagasi küsima پس گرفتن hakea réclamer לִדרוֹש בְּחֲזָרָה पुन: प्राप्त करना zahtijevati natrag visszakövetel, -igényel meminta kembali endurheimta (chiedere la restituzione) 取り戻す 반환을 요구하다 atsiimti pieprasīt atpakaļ mendapatkan kembali trerugvorderen få tilbake, avhente dochodzić zwrotu, odebrać, zgłosić się po recuperar a reclama требовать обратно žiadať späť zahtevati nazaj tražiti povraćaj återkräva เรียกกลับคืน geri istemek/almak 找回，收回 просити повернути واپس لینا giành lại 找回，收回
2 to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc. herwin يُصْلِح، يَجْعَلُه صالِحا للإسْتِعْمال разработвам rekultivovat, vysušit indvinde; tørlægge urbar machen αξιοποιώ, αποξηραίνω aprovechar, recobrar maad parandama آباد کردن tehdä viljelymaaksi rendre cultivable; assécher (du terrain) לְהַשבִּיח ऊसर भूमि को उपजाऊ बनाना isušiti (tlo) művelésre alkalmassá tesz mereklamasi gera nÿtanlegan bonificare 埋立てる 개간하다, 매립하다 melioruoti apgūt (vecaini); meliorēt pembaikan tanah in cultuur brengen, droogleggen drenere, tørrlegge wziąć (nieużytki) pod uprawę, rekultywować recuperar a asana; a face cultivabil осваивать kultivovať, obrábať izsušiti reciklirati odla upp ใช้ประโยชน์จากของเสีย tarıma uygun hâle getirmek 開墾 утилізувати, використовувати کار آمد بنانا phục hồi; tái chế 开垦
n reclaˈmation [reklə-]
herwinning مُطالَبَة بِحَقٍ مَفْقود، إسْتِصْلاح възстановяване reklamace genvinding; tørlægning die Reklamation ανάκτηση, αξιοποίηση, αποξήρανση reclamación maaparandus, tagasinõudmine بازگیری؛ احیا زمین käyttöönotto réclamation הַחזָרָה לַמוּטָב पुन्राप्ति reklamacija, prigovor termővé tétel (földé) reklamasi endurheimting recupero; bonifica 埋立 개간, 매립, 재생 이용 melioracija (vecaines) apgūšana; meliorācija pembaikan tanah terugvordering, drooglegging gjenvinning, tørrlegging reklamacja, melioracja recuperação reclamaţie освоение reklamácia zahteva po vrnitvi reklamacija återkrav, uppodling การนำมาใช้ใหม่ iadesini isteme 找回，開墾 рекламація, висування претензій نجات دہانی sự phục hồi; sự tái chế 找回，开垦
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