To reclaim something is to get it back. If a divorced couple remarries, they reclaim their marriage.
To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
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overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
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make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"
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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"
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of materials from waste products
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claim back
v. t.
To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to
attempt to recover possession of.
v. t.
To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a
certain customary call.
v. t.
To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call
to, for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
v. t.
To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under
discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the chase, but also
of other animals.
v. t.
Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline,
labor, cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild, desert,
waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild land, overflowed
land, etc.
v. t.
To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or
transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or course of life; to
reform.
v. t.
To correct; to reform; -- said of things.
v. t.
To exclaim against; to gainsay.
v. i.
To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim
against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
v. i.
To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform.
v. i.
To draw back; to give way.
n.
The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed;
reclamation; recovery.
Reclaim
A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy.
Reclaim
The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along, and were deaf to his reclaiming them.3.
It is the intention of Providence, in all the various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim mankind.6.
Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial.7.
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Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it.
At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton.2.
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim, Grieving to see his glory . . . took envy.3.
Reclaim
To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a certain customary call.
To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed; reclamation; recovery.
Usage Examples
Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.
But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.
And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe need to reclaim our American system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations, and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.
Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.
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