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   Re·claim

   /rəˈklām/

   

   verb

   • 1. retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of: "when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room" Similar get backclaim backhave returnedrecovertake backregainretrieverecouprare:recuperateOpposite forfeit
   • ▪ redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform: dated "societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes" Similar saverescueredeemwin backreformOpposite abandon
   • ▪ tame or civilize (an animal or person): archaic "allow a week or ten days for reclaiming the bird"
   • 2. bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation: "little money is available to reclaim and cultivate the desert"
   • ▪ recover (waste material) for reuse; recycle: "a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed"

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed: "beyond reclaim"

   Word Origin Middle English (used in falconry in the sense ‘recall’): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare ‘cry out against’, from re- ‘back’ + clamare ‘to shout’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reclaimable adjective
   • 2. reclaimer noun

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   May 18, 2024 · Definitions of reclaimed. adjective. delivered from danger. synonyms: rescued. saved. rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin.

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   1 day ago · I decided to change my name back to Kyunghee. The author and her husband pose for a photo in Seoul, South Korea, in 2024. Courtesy of Kyunghee Kim. Reclaiming my given name was a fairly no-nonsense event. I told my friends and colleagues that I am Kyunghee Kim and that’s what I wanted to be called from then on.

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