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Meaning of
reclaim
in English
reclaim
us
//riːˈkleɪm//
uk
//riːˈkliːm//
#common
Past Tense
reclaimed
Participle Verb
reclaiming
Third Person Singular
reclaims
Definitions
Noun
to
recall
a
hawk
(
falconry
)
Verb
to
restore
land
for
use
;
make
usable
The
government
plans
to
reclaim
the
land
from
the
sea
for
a
new
airport
.
to
extract
value
from
waste
The
recycling
plant
aims
to
reclaim
valuable
metals
from
electronic
waste
.
to
retrieve
or
repossess
something
The
company
will
reclaim
the
abandoned
building
to
create
a
new
office
space
.
to
reappropriate
a
derogated
term
(
by
its
targeted
group
);
restore
acceptance
The
LGBTQ
+
community
seeks
to
reclaim
derogatory
terms
and
promote
self-acceptance
.
Compounds / Phrases
baggage reclaim
