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re·claim
\\ri-ˈklām\\ transitive verb1.
  a. to recall from wrong or improper conduct :

reform

  b.

tame

,

subdue

2.
  a. to rescue from an undesirable state; also : to restore to a previous natural state
      reclaim mining sites
  b. to make available for human use by changing natural conditions
      reclaim swampland
3. to obtain from a waste product or by-product :

recover

    reclaimed plastic
4.
  a. to demand or obtain the return of
  b. to regain possession of
Synonyms: see
• re·claim·able \\-ˈklā-mə-bəl\\ adjective

reclaim
  c.1300, from O.Fr. reclamer "to call back, appeal to" (12c.), from L. reclamare "cry out against, appeal," from re- "opposite, against" + clamare "cry out" (see claim). Meaning "bring waste land into useful condition" first attested 1764, probably via M.E. meaning "call back a hawk," on notion of "reduce to obedience."

reclaim
re·claim / ri5kleim / verb [VN]
1. ~ sth (from sb / sth) to get sth back or to ask to have it back after it has been lost, taken away, etc.
   取回；拿回；要求归还:
   You'll have to go to the police station to reclaim your wallet.
   你得到警察局去领回你的钱包。
   The team reclaimed the title from their rivals.
   这个队从对手手中夺回了冠军。
⇨ see also

baggage reclaim

2. ~ sth (from sth) to make land that is naturally too wet or too dry suitable to be built on, farmed, etc.
   开垦,利用,改造(荒地):
   The site for the airport will be reclaimed from the swamp.
   这片湿地将会被开发来建机场。
   reclaimed marshland
   被开发利用的沼泽地
3. [usually passive] if a piece of land is reclaimed by desert, forest, etc., it turns back into desert, etc. after being used for farming or building
   重新变为沙漠(或森林等)；沙化；荒漠化；抛荒
4. ~ sth (from sth) to obtain materials from waste products so that they can be used again
   回收(废品中有用的东西)
⇨ see also

recycle

(1)
5. ~ sb (from sth) to rescue sb from a bad or criminal way of life
   挽救；感化；使纠正；使悔过自新
• rec·lam·ation / 7reklE5meiFn / noun [U] :
   land reclamation
   土地开垦

reclaim verb

re-claim
\(ˈ)rē+\ transitive verb
Etymology: re- + claim
1. : to claim back : demand the return of as a right : attempt to recover possession of
 < returned from the war and re-claimed his factory job — J.N.Bell >
2. : to regain possession of
 < the tall young pines which slowly but surely are re-claiming the land a former generation toiled to clear — Corey Ford >

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re·claim
I. \rə̇ˈklām, rēˈ-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English reclamen, reclaimen, from Old French reclamer to appeal to, call back, from Latin reclamare to cry out against, call for, from re- + clamare to cry out, call — more at
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to call back (as a hawk to the wrist) :
2.
 a. : to recall from wrong or improper conduct : amend the behavior or character of :
  < reclaimed him from a life of drunkenness >
  < reclaim the wicked >
 b. : to make obedient : ,
  < my heart is wondrous light, since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed — Shakespeare >
3.
 a. : to rescue from an undesirable or unhealthy state : bring to a state of literacy, culture, or health
  < an effort to reclaim the illiterates who would otherwise be excellent material for the armed forces — American Library Association Bulletin >
  < work done in reclaiming diseased and debilitated horses — Charles Murray >
 b. : to rescue from a wild or uncultivated state : make fit for cultivation or use
  < filled in valleys, diverted creeks and reclaimed swamps — G.R.Gilbert >
  < the most arid area in the country reclaimed from the desert by irrigation — American Guide Series: California >
4.
 a. : to obtain from a waste product or by-product :
  < reclaim wool fibers from textile wastes >
 b. : to recover the useful material from
  < reclaim scraps >
intransitive verb
1. : to cry out : ,
 < his opponents loudly reclaimed against his attempt to shut off debate >
2. Scots law : to appeal from a judgment of the lord ordinary of the Court of Session to the Inner House
3. : to demand surrender of a person or thing belonging to one state and found to be irregularly under the control of another state or its citizens
Synonyms: see
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, appeal, recall, from reclamer
1. : a reclaiming or state of being reclaimed
 < past hope of all reclaim — Ben Jonson >

2. : something that is reclaimed; especially :