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Reclaim
rɪˈkleɪm
Reclaim definitions
verb
reclaim
reclaimed
reclaiming
reclaims
- retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of
"you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted"
- redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform
"societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes"
- tame or civilize (an animal or person)
"allow a week or ten days for reclaiming the bird"
- bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation
"much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed"
- recover (waste material) for reuse; recycle
"a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed"
noun
reclaim
- the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed
"VAT reclaim"