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- pronunciation:
- ri
kleIm
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reclaims, reclaiming, reclaimed |
| definition 1: |
to claim again or to reestablish title to or possession of; variant of "re-claim."
The island had been seized by invaders a hundred years earlier but was reclaimed during the recent war. |
| definition 2: |
to reform; rehabilitate.
They did their best to reclaim him but he had been too corrupted.- similar words:
- retrieve
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| definition 3: |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes.
These lands have been reclaimed from the desert and are now capable of growing crops.- synonyms:
- recover, reform, rehabilitate
- similar words:
- process, recondition, recover, recycle, redeem, regenerate, rescue, restore, retrieve, salvage, save
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| definition 4: |
to recover and reuse (materials and substances) by separating them from materials intended to be discarded.
The wood for the interior of the house has been reclaimed from an old barn.- synonyms:
- salvage
- similar words:
- recover
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| definition 5: |
to artificially create (new land) within a body of water such as a harbor, ocean, lake, or river.
The city reclaimed land from the ocean for its new waste dump. |
| related words: |
regain, rehabilitate, retire, retrieve, salvage |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or process of reclaiming.
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| derivations: |
reclaimable (adj.), reclaimant (n.) |
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