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R0085200 (rĭ-klām′)tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims 1. To resume possession of; take back: reclaimed our luggage; reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title.2. Chiefly British To legally request what is due: reclaimed the tax that is owed.3. To require or deserve again: The movie reclaimed my attention.4. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land.5. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste products; recycle.6. To bring back, as from error, to a right or proper course; reform. See Synonyms at save¹.7. To use or reinterpret (a historically derogatory name or term) in a positive way, as in pride for one's social group.8. To tame (a falcon, for example).n. Restoration to a previous or reformed state: a life beyond reclaim.

[Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclāmāre : re-, re- + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

re·claim′a·ble adj.re·claim′ant, re·claim′er n.

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(rɪˈkleɪm) vb (tr) 1. to claim back: to reclaim baggage. 2. (Agriculture) to convert (desert, marsh, waste ground, etc) into land suitable for growing crops3. to recover (useful substances) from waste products4. to convert (someone) from sin, folly, vice, etc5. (Falconry) falconry to render (a hawk or falcon) tamenthe act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed[C13: from Old French réclamer, from Latin reclāmāre to cry out, protest, from re- + clāmāre to shout] reˈclaimable adj reˈclaimably adv reˈclaimant, reˈclaimer n

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(riˈkleɪm)

v.t. to claim the return or restoration of, as a right or possession. [1400–50]

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(rɪˈkleɪm)

v.t. 1. to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use. 2. to recover (substances) in a pure or usable form from refuse, discarded articles, etc. 3. to bring back to a more positive or wholesome way of life; rescue or reform. 4. to tame. 5. re-claim. n. 6. reclamation: beyond reclaim. [1250–1300; (v.) Middle English recla(i)men < Old French reclamer (tonic s. reclaim-) < Latin reclāmāre to cry out against] re•claim′a•ble, adj.

reclaim

Past participle: reclaimed
Gerund: reclaiming

Imperative
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Present
I reclaim
you reclaim
he/she/it reclaims
we reclaim
you reclaim
they reclaim

Preterite
I reclaimed
you reclaimed
he/she/it reclaimed
we reclaimed
you reclaimed
they reclaimed

Present Continuous
I am reclaiming
you are reclaiming
he/she/it is reclaiming
we are reclaiming
you are reclaiming
they are reclaiming

Present Perfect
I have reclaimed
you have reclaimed
he/she/it has reclaimed
we have reclaimed
you have reclaimed
they have reclaimed

Past Continuous
I was reclaiming
you were reclaiming
he/she/it was reclaiming
we were reclaiming
you were reclaiming
they were reclaiming

Past Perfect
I had reclaimed
you had reclaimed
he/she/it had reclaimed
we had reclaimed
you had reclaimed
they had reclaimed

Future
I will reclaim
you will reclaim
he/she/it will reclaim
we will reclaim
you will reclaim
they will reclaim

Future Perfect
I will have reclaimed
you will have reclaimed
he/she/it will have reclaimed
we will have reclaimed
you will have reclaimed
they will have reclaimed

Future Continuous
I will be reclaiming
you will be reclaiming
he/she/it will be reclaiming
we will be reclaiming
you will be reclaiming
they will be reclaiming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reclaiming
you have been reclaiming
he/she/it has been reclaiming
we have been reclaiming
you have been reclaiming
they have been reclaiming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reclaiming
you will have been reclaiming
he/she/it will have been reclaiming
we will have been reclaiming
you will have been reclaiming
they will have been reclaiming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reclaiming
you had been reclaiming
he/she/it had been reclaiming
we had been reclaiming
you had been reclaiming
they had been reclaiming

Conditional
I would reclaim
you would reclaim
he/she/it would reclaim
we would reclaim
you would reclaim
they would reclaim

Past Conditional
I would have reclaimed
you would have reclaimed
he/she/it would have reclaimed
we would have reclaimed
you would have reclaimed
they would have reclaimed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reclaim - claim backrepossessacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"distrain - legally take something in place of a debt paymentforeclose - subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
	2.	reclaim - reuse (materials from waste products)recoverreprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
	3.	reclaim - 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"reform, regenerate, rectifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"moralise, moralize - improve the morals of
	4.	reclaim - make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
	5.	reclaim - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"domesticise, domesticize, domesticate, tameanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

reclaim

verb1. retrieve, claim back, get or take back, recover, rescue, regain, reinstate, recoup I've come to reclaim my property.2. regain, rescue, restore, salvage, recapture, regenerate The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water.3. rescue, save, reform, salvage, redeem, win back He set out to fight the drug infestation by reclaiming a youth from the local gangs.

reclaim

verb1. To bring back to a previous normal condition:rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, rehabilitate, reinstate, rejuvenate, renovate, restitute, restore.2. To extricate from an undesirable state:recover, redeem, rescue, salvage.

Translations

开垦找回收回

reclaim

(riˈkleim) verb1. to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else). A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office. 找回，收回 2. to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc. 开垦ˌreclaˈmation (reklə-) noun 找回，开垦

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verb retrieve

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verb rescue

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verb to bring back to a previous normal condition

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verb to extricate from an undesirable state

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verb claim back

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verb reuse (materials from waste products)

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verb bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

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verb make useful again

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verb overcome the wildness of

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