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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\, n.
     The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed;
     reclamation; recovery. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[=e]*kl[=a]m"), v. t.
     To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt
     to recover possession of.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element
           perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. --W. Coxe.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Reclaimed (r[-e]*kl[=a]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reclaiming.]
     [F. r['e]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out
     against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See
     Claim.]
     1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a
        certain customary call. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to,
        for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along,
              and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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. ``An eagle well
        reclaimed.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or
        transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or
        course of life; to reform.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is the intention of Providence, in all the
              various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim
              mankind.                              --Rogers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir
                                                    E. Hoby.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. i.
     1. To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim
        against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church
              reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it.
                                                    --Waterland.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against
              Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton. --Bain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They, hardened more by what might most reclaim,
              Grieving to see his glory, . . . took envy.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t.
     To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt
     to recover possession of.
  
           A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element
           perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. --W. Coxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. i.
     1. To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim
        against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
  
              Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church
              reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it.
                                                    --Waterland.
  
              At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against
              Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton. --Bain.
  
     2. To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform.
  
              They, hardened more by what might most reclaim,
              Grieving to see his glory . . . took envy. --Milton.
  
     3. To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclaimed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Reclaiming.] [F. r['e]clamer, L. reclamare,
     reclamatum, to cry out against; pref. re- re- + clamare to
     call or cry aloud. See Claim.]
     1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a
        certain customary call. --Chaucer.
  
     2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to,
        for the purpose of subduing or quieting.
  
              The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along,
              and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden.
  
     3. 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. ``An eagle well
        reclaimed.'' --Dryden.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or
        transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or
        course of life; to reform.
  
              It is the intention of Providence, in all the
              various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim
              mankind.                              --Rogers.
  
     6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.]
  
              Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir
                                                    E. Hoby.
  
     7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller.
  
     Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reclaim \Re*claim"\, n.
     The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed;
     reclamation; recovery. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  reclaim
       v 1: claim back [syn: repossess]
       2: of materials from waste products [syn: recover]
       3: 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" [syn: reform, regenerate, rectify]
       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"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: domesticate,
           domesticize, domesticise, tame]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ζητώ/αξιώνω την επιστροφή
     2 αποξηραίνω
     3 εκχερσώνω
     4 αξιοποιώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     Old French n.
     reputation

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete falconry) The calling back of a hawk.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The bringing back or recalling of a person; the
  fetching of someone back.
     3 An effort to take something back, to reclaim something.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en to return land to a suitable condition)(lb en
  transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
     2 (lb en transitive) To obtain useful products from waste; to
  recycle.
     3 (lb en transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.
     4 (lb en transitive dated) To return someone to a proper course of
  action, or correct an error; to reform.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     Old French n.
     reputation

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     Old French n.
     reputation

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reclaim
     Englanti n.
     1 jonkin vaatia takaisin
     2 palautus, nouto, luovutus
     Englanti vb.
     1 vaatia takaisin, ulosmitata
     2 ottaa käyttöön sellaista mikä on poisheitettyä, jätettä
     3 ottaa käyttöön, tehdä täyttömaaksi
     4 kesyttää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Reclaim /ɹɪklˈeɪm/
  إستردّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reclaim //ɹiːˈkleɪm// //ɹɪˈkleɪm// //ˈɹiːkleɪm// 
  1. връщам си
  to claim something back, repossess
  2. възстаноявявам, поправям
  to return land to a suitable condition
  3. превъзпитавам
  to return someone to a proper course of action