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reclaim

/ɹiklˈeɪm/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. claim back
  2. reuse (materials from waste products)
  3. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
    “The Church reformed me”
  4. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
    “The people reclaimed the marshes”
  5. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
    “He tames lions for the circus”

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