reclaim

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

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