reclaim (redirected from reclaiming)

re·claim  (r-klm)

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).

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[Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclmre : re-, re- + clmre, to cry out; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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re·claima·ble adj.

re·claimant, re·claimer n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reclaim - claim back repossess 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) recover reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
	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" reform, regenerate, rectify 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" moralise, moralize - improve the morals of
	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" domesticise, domesticize, domesticate, tame 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"

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reclaim

verb 1. retrieve, get or take back, rescue, regain, reinstate

verb 2. regain, restore, salvage, recapture, regenerate

verb 3. rescue, reform, redeem

Translations

reclaim [rɪˈkleɪm] vt [+ land] → recuperar: (from sea) → rescatar (= demand back); reclamar

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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

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reclaim [rɪˈkleɪm] vt (luggage) → abholen;

(tax etc) → zurückfordern;

(land) → gewinnen;

(waste materials) → zur Wiederverwertung sammeln

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reclaim [rɪˈkleɪm] vt [+ land] → bonificare (= demand back); richiedere, reclamare