Definition of reclaim

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  • reclaim is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • reclaim is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • reclaim is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of reclaim

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

    Synonyms

    1. rectify
    2. reform
    3. regenerate
  • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb)

    Examples

    1. reclaim falcons

    Synonyms

    1. domesticate
    2. domesticise
    3. domesticize
    4. tame
  • claim back (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. repossess
  • reuse (materials from waste products) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. recover
  • make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state (verb)

    Examples

    1. The people reclaimed the marshes

See definition of reclaim in Merriam Webster