单词 | reclaim |
释义 | reclaim —reclaimable, adj. —reclaimer, n. /ri klaym"/, 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 preferable manner of living, sound principles, ideas, etc. 4. to tame. 5. re-claim. v.i. 6. to protest; object. n. 7. reclamation: beyond reclaim. [1250-1300; (v.) ME recla(i)men < OF reclamer (tonic s. reclaim-) < L reclamare to cry out against, equiv. to re- RE- + clamare to CLAIM; (n.) ME reclaim(e) < OF reclaim, reclam, deriv. of reclamer] Syn. 2. regain, restore. See recover. |
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