reclaim
- Verb. (transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
- Verb. (transitive) To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
- Verb. (transitive) To return someone to a proper course of action; to reform.
- Verb. (transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.
- Verb. (transitive) To tame or domesticate a wild animal.
- Noun. (obsolete, falconry) The calling back of a hawk.
- Noun. (obsolete) The bringing back or recalling of a person; the fetching of someone back.
- Noun. An effort to take something back, to reclaim something.
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